Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Katrin Jakobsdottir of Iceland on Wednesday ahead of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen.
"Prime Minister @narendramodi met with Icelandic Prime Minister @katrinjak. They talked about strengthening cooperation in areas like commerce, energy, and fisheries, among other things "India's Prime Minister's Office sent out a tweet. Both leaders talked about ways to boost economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of geothermal energy, the Blue Economy, the Arctic, renewable energy, fishing, food processing, education, digital universities, and culture.
Both sides emphasised collaboration between universities in both countries in this sector, according to a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs. Geothermal energy, in particular, is an area where Iceland has special expertise, and both sides emphasised collaboration between universities in both countries in this sector. Prime Minister Narinder Jakobsdottir's personal efforts to promote gender equality were complimented, and she was updated on India's progress in this area.
The acceleration of India-EFTA trade negotiations, as well as regional and global trends, were also discussed, according to the announcement. PM Modi had earlier met with his Swedish colleague, Magdalena Andersson, to discuss the bilateral partnership's progress.
This was the first time the two leaders met. Both presidents also addressed ways to strengthen collaboration in sectors such as innovation, climate technology, climate action, green hydrogen, space, defence, civil aviation, the Arctic, polar research, sustainable mining, and trade and economic relations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on the final part of his three-day European tour, holds bilateral meetings with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store before the India-Nordic Summit on Wednesday.
Following the bilateral discussions, PM Modi will attend the India-Nordic Summit in Denmark before flying to Paris on Wednesday to meet newly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron as part of his three-day European tour. The Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway will attend the second India-Nordic summit and will follow up on the first summit held in Stockholm, Sweden in 2018.
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