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Denmark Prime Minister Visited India; The Two Nations Expanded Collaboration In Various Sectors

PM Mette Frederiksen was accompanied by a high-level official and business delegation

Mumbai: Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen was on a State Visit to India from 9-11 October. This was the first visit by a Head of Government to India following the COVID-19 pandemic.

In her bilateral exchanges, PM Frederiksen held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Talks between the two PMs were held in a warm & friendly atmosphere demonstrating the close partnership between the two countries. Both sides reviewed the progress in Green Strategic Partnership which was established during the Virtual Summit held in September 2020.

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Along with PM Modi, PM Frederiksen also met President Ram Nath Kovind and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. PM Frederiksen was accompanied by a high-level official and business delegation.

The Ministry of External Affairs informed that “During the visit, the two countries decided to further expand collaboration in the areas of agriculture technology, including in the sectors of food safety, cold chain, food processing, fertilizers, fisheries, aquaculture, etc.”

“New areas of cooperation like Smart Water Resource Management, Waste to Best- the creation of best resources from waste, and efficient supply chain management were also identified. Both sides welcomed the cooperation in the field of health,” the ministry added.

Both leaders expressed appreciation of the ongoing partnerships in green technologies and sustainable solutions in sectors like renewable energy, including wind and solar, water, shipping and ports, infrastructure and circular economy.

Four Govt-to-Govt MoUs & Agreements in the fields of traditional knowledge, skill development, mapping of groundwater resources &coolant technologies were exchanged during the visit. Apart from these, 3 commercial agreements were also concluded on the sidelines of the visit.

More than 200 Danish companies present in India are actively involved in taking forward key national missions of India like Make in India, Jal Jeevan Mission, Digital India, Skill India, Namame Gange etc. The Danish PM invited more Indian companies to invest in Denmark.

The two PMs also discussed regional & global developments, incl post-pandemic global economic recovery, Indo-Pacific & the situation in Afghanistan. They welcomed the decision to resume India-EU FTA negotiations and expressed the hope that they will be concluded at an early date.

PM Frederiksen extended an invitation to PM Modi to visit Copenhagen for the second India-Nordic summit in 2022. President Kovind extended an invitation to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to visit India next year.

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