Ahead of 2nd India-Nordic summit, PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Norwegian counterpart
Ahead of the India-Nordic summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister's Office wrote, "Boosting friendship with Norway. Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @jonasgahrstore meet in Copenhagen. They are taking stock of the full range of bilateral relations between the two nations and ways to deepen developmental cooperation."
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PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with the Prime Ministers of Sweden, Iceland, and Finland. PM Modi said, "On the side-lines of the Summit, I will also meet the leaders of the other four Nordic countries and review the progress in India's bilateral relations with them.”
Following the bilateral talks, PM Modi will participate in the India-Nordic summit in Denmark, before departing for Paris to meet the newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron on the final day of his 3-day Europe visit on Wednesday.
The second India-Nordic summit will see the participation of the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway, and will follow up on the first summit that took place in Stockholm, Sweden in 2018. "The Summit will focus on subjects like post-pandemic economic recovery, climate change, innovation and technology, renewable energy, the evolving global security scenario, and India-Nordic cooperation in the Arctic region," PM Modi had said in his departure statement before embarking on the three-day visit on Sunday.
PM Modi also held interactions with the business leaders in both Germany and Denmark during the course of his visit.
Modi also addressed the Indian community in Berlin where he talked about the achievements of his government, especially in the area of integrating technology with governance.
The two leaders also held delegation-level talks in Copenhagen to review progress in the Green Strategic Partnership between the two countries. PM Modi and his counterpart also discussed Ukraine, with the former reiterating India's stand of early cessation of hostilities and a diplomatic resolution of the ongoing conflict.
A total of nine agreements were exchanged between the two countries.
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Meanwhile, PM Modi also attended a dinner hosted by the Queen of the Kingdom of Denmark, Margrethe II at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen which was the last item on the agenda of PM Modi on the second day of his visit.
-PTC News
