Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Ms. Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, in Copenhagen on the sidelines of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit. This was the first in-person meeting between the two leaders.
Both sides expressed satisfaction at the progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the bilateral Virtual Summit held on March 16, 2021.
Both leaders noted that areas like sustainability, digitalization and cooperation in science and education were important pillars of the bilateral partnership. They discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in the fields of new and emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing, future mobile technologies, clean technologies and smart grids.
Prime Minister invited Finnish companies to partner with Indian companies and take advantage of the enormous opportunities that the Indian market presents, particularly in telecom infrastructure and digital transformations.
Discussions also took place on regional and global developments, and on greater cooperation in international organizations.
Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @MarinSanna met in Copenhagen. The developmental partnership between India and Finland is rapidly growing. Both leaders discussed ways to further cement this partnership in trade, investment, technology and other such sectors. pic.twitter.com/Hm3LltgkPK
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 4, 2022
Today’s meeting with Finland @MarinSanna was very fruitful. There is immense potential in expanding the India-Finland digital partnership, trade partnership and investment linkages. We also discussed ways to deepen cultural ties between our nations. pic.twitter.com/INQIroAUQx
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 4, 2022
Päivän tapaaminen Suomen @MarinSanna kanssa oli erittäin antoisa. Intian ja Suomen välisen digitaalisen yhteistyön, kauppakumppanuuden sekä investointi yhteyksien laajentamiselle löytyy paljon potenttiaalia. Keskustelimme myös keinoista syventää maidemme välisiä kulttuurisuhteita pic.twitter.com/EopjSACXEQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 4, 2022