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PM Modi Visit Italy After Nordic Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reaching Italy today on the next and final leg of his Europe tour. Here he will hold bilateral meetings with his Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni on several important diplomatic and strategic topics. Before this special meeting, PM Modi has participated in the third India-Nordic summit in Oslo, the capital of Norway. This foreign visit is very important for the current situation of global security and to rapidly advance mutual economic priorities.

During the visit to Italy, there will be talks between the two global leaders on giving new impetus to defense and special security cooperation. Along with this, detailed discussions are also expected on energy security, bilateral trade, huge investment and India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Through these important talks, the old strategic partnership between India and Italy will reach a completely new level. Earlier, PM Modi also held very special bilateral meetings with the leaders of Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden in Oslo.

India’s strategic relations with Nordic countries

A major objective of this important visit of the Prime Minister is to give a more strategic shape to the relations between India and the Nordic countries. Under this, full emphasis has been laid mainly on joint development of modern technology, new innovations, green transition and renewable energy. A big resolution has been taken to fully cooperate with each other in sustainability, blue economy, strong defense, space mission and Arctic region.

On Monday, PM Modi also made a strong presence at the important India-Norway Business and Research Summit in Oslo, Norway. There he told that after the implementation of India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, economic cooperation is increasing very fast. He specifically invited big Norwegian companies to make huge investments in India on the basis of excellent taxation and labor reforms.

Conversation between Prime Minister Modi and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey

Prime Minister Modi said on social media that his conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey was very meaningful. The highlight of this mega dialogue was to completely upgrade our longstanding bilateral partnership into a new green strategic partnership. This historic step will greatly enhance future cooperation in the vast areas of clean energy, sustainable strong growth, blue economy and green shipping.

The senior leaders of both the countries also had in-depth discussions on innovation, modern research, excellent education and new ways to improve health services. Apart from this, it is very pleasant to strengthen relations in skills development and Norway’s participation in the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. Today, when food, expensive fuel and fertilizer security are major challenges in the world, India and Norway together are finding a permanent solution to this serious problem.