In the fourth leg of his visit, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Norway today for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit and bilateral engagements. This will be the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to Norway and will mark the first Prime Ministerial visit from India to Norway in 43 years. Mr Modi will call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Prime Minister will also address the India-Norway Business and Research Summit along with the Norwegian Prime Minister. The visit will provide an opportunity to review the progress made in India-Norway relations and explore avenues to further strengthen them, with a focus on trade and investment, capitalising on the India – EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, as well as on clean & green tech and blue economy.
The 3rd India-Nordic Summit will take place tomorrow. Mr Modi will be joined by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir and Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson for the Summit. The Summit will impart a more strategic dimension to India’s relationship with the Nordic countries, especially in technology and innovation; green transition and renewable energy; sustainability; blue economy; defence; space and the Arctic.
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