COPENHAGEN,
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that there is much that India and the Nordic countries can achieve and contribute to global prosperity and sustainable development.
The Prime Minister said this after attending the second India-Nordic summit in Denmark that primarily focused on cooperation in post-pandemic economic recovery, climate change and renewable energy.
“The India-Nordic Summit will go a long way in boosting India’s ties with the region. Together, there is much that our nations can achieve and contribute to global prosperity and sustainable development,” Modi tweeted. The summit saw the participation of the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The first India-Nordic summit was held in Stockholm in 2018. “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 tweeted earlier.
India-Nordic summit discuss Ukraine crisis: INDIA and the Nordic countries discussed the destabilising effect of the conflict in Ukraine and its broader regional and global implications as they agreed to remain closely engaged on the issue. The issue figured prominently at the second India-Nordic summit attended by PM Modi and his counterparts from Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.