Copenhagen [Denmark]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Heads of Government participated in India-Nordic Summit at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday (May 4).
The second India-Nordic summit has the participation of the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. This meeting came shortly after PM Modi held bilateral meetings with the Nordic leaders.
“The 2nd India-Nordic Summit commences. A boost to our multifaceted cooperation with the Nordic region in areas like emerging technologies, investment, clean energy, Arctic research and more,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet.
The 2nd India-Nordic Summit commences.
A boost to our multifaceted cooperation with the Nordic region in areas like emerging technologies, investment, clean energy, Arctic research and more. pic.twitter.com/PMqwhb07bO
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) May 4, 2022
This summit is follow up to the first summit that took place in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2018. The Stockholm Summit was the 1st time India engaged with the Nordic countries as a group on a single platform.
Earlier, PM Modi said that the Summit would focus on post-pandemic economic recovery, climate change, innovation, and technology.
It will also focus on renewable energy, the evolving global security scenario, and India-Nordic cooperation in the Arctic region.
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. (ANI)
