PM Modi meets Swedish counterpart Andersson; reviews India-Sweden bilateral ties
Copenhagen (Denmark), May 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson on the sidelines of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday, where both countries reviewed progress in the bilateral partnership.
This was the first time the two leaders met. Both leaders also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in sectors such as innovation, climate technology, climate action, green hydrogen, space, defence, civil aviation, the Arctic, polar research, sustainable mining, and trade and economic ties. There were also discussions about regional and global developments.
India and Sweden have long shared values, strong business, investment, and R&D ties, and similar approaches to world peace, security, and development.
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The bedrock of this modern relationship is innovation, technology, investment, and R&D collaborations. During Prime Minister Modi's visit to Sweden in 2018 for the 1st Nordic Summit, the two countries approved a broad Joint Action Plan and inked a Joint Innovation Partnership, according to Dr S Jaishankar.
The two leaders discussed the progress made in our bilateral partnership during the meeting. They were very pleased with the progress made by the lead IT initiative. This was a joint global initiative between India and Sweden to establish a Leadership Group on Industry Transition (LeadIT) at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019 to help guide the world's largest greenhouse gas (GHG) generating industries toward a low-carbon economy. It now has 35 members, representing 16 nations and 19 companies.
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