Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Oslo to discuss bilateral relations and areas of cooperation during his ongoing visit to Norway.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George and senior officials attended the meeting.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi also met Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir in Oslo. He is on a two-day visit to Norway to attend the third India-Nordic Summit and hold bilateral engagements with Nordic leaders.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the summit aims to deepen cooperation between India and Nordic nations in sectors such as technology and innovation, green transition, renewable energy, sustainability, blue economy, defence, space, and the Arctic.
The summit follows earlier India-Nordic meetings held in Stockholm in 2018 and Copenhagen in 2022.
During his visit, PM Modi held delegation-level talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. Both leaders agreed to elevate India-Norway ties to a Green Strategic Partnership, focusing on clean energy, blue economy and green transition.
The two sides also discussed expanding cooperation in trade and investment, renewable energy, AI, education, science and technology, space and Arctic affairs.
PM Modi also met Harald V at the Royal Palace in Oslo and was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway’s highest civilian honour for foreign Heads of Government.
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