(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
On the sidelines of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Finland PM Sanna
Marin and discussed ways to further cement this partnership in
trade, investment, technology and other such sectors, Trend reports citing The Print .
This was the first in-person meeting between the two
leaders.
“Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sanna Marin met in
Copenhagen. The developmental partnership between India and Finland
is rapidly growing. Both leaders discussed ways to further cement
this partnership in trade, investment, Technology and other such
sectors,” tweeted the office of the Prime Minister of India.
Both sides expressed satisfaction at the progress made in the
implementation of the outcomes of the bilateral Virtual Summit held
on March 16, 2021, read the Ministry of External Affairs press
release.
Both leaders noted that areas like sustainability,
digitalization and cooperation in science and education were
important pillars of the bilateral partnership. They discussed
opportunities to expand cooperation in the fields of new and
emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing, future mobile
technologies, clean technologies and smart grids, added the
release.
Further, PM Modi invited Finnish companies to partner with
Indian companies and take advantage of the enormous opportunities
that the Indian market presents, particularly in telecom
infrastructure and digital transformations.
Discussions also took place on regional and global developments,
and on greater cooperation in international organizations.
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.
Following the summit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to make a
brief stopover in Paris for a meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the
newly re-elected President of France.
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