US President George W Bush says that he wants to solve the Iran issue peacefully.

Mr. Bush said that diplomacy is the first choice in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions but all options remain open.

India and Germany signed seven agreements on Oct. 30, which are listed below:

1. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the creation of an Indo-German Science and Technology Centre between Ministry of Science and Technology of India and Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany.

2. Agreement between Defence Ministries of India and Germany on the mutual protection of classified information.