India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Oslo on Monday in the first visit to the Scandinavian country by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years.
"I am grateful for the warm welcome from Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the airport … I am confident that the visit will strengthen the friendship between India and Norway," Modi said in a post on social media platform X including pictures of his arrival.
Modi said he would be meeting King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
The Indian leader is in Norway for the third India-Nordic Summit being held in Oslo.
"Norway is a valued partner for India," India's spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said a post on X.
"The visit is set to add fresh vigour to the India-Norway partnership," Jaiswal added.
The ministry said the summit would build on previous meetings in Stockholm and Copenhagen and would focus on "technology and innovation, green transition and renewable energy, sustainability, blue economy, defence, space and the Arctic."
Modi kickstarted his four-nation European tour in The Netherlands over the weekend.
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