Prime Ministers reviewed progress of the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has highlighted the positive role of Indian companies in Denmark while Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visiting Copenhagen, appreciated the positive contribution of Danish companies to India’s flagship programmes.
The two leaders held talks in a one-on-one format, followed by delegation level talks.
Both Prime Ministers reviewed progress of the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership.
Discussions covered cooperation in renewable energy, especially offshore wind energy and green hydrogen, as well as skill development, health, shipping, water and the Arctic, among others.
Both leaders lauded the expanding people to people ties between the two countries, and welcomed the Declaration of Intent on a migration and mobility partnership.
Frederiksen underlined commitment to speed up the phase out of fossil fuels and the deployment of renewable energy in Denmark to reach the goal of reducing emissions by 70% by 2030. Denmark was also determined to push for an acceleration of the implementation of the European Green Deal.
The two Prime Ministers witnessed the exchange of the following agreements/documents:
(i) Declaration of Intent (DoI) on Migration and Mobility
(ii) Letter of Intent (LoI) between Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, GOI and Ministry of Business, Industry and Financial Affairs of Denmark on Centre of Excellence in Green Shipping
(iii) Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) between the Ministry of Culture, GoI and Ministry of Culture of Denmark for the years 2022-2026
(iv) Letter of Intent (LoI) between Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Environment of Denmark
(v) MoU on Cooperation in the field of Skill Development, Vocational Education and Entrepreneurship
(vi) Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on Cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
(vii) Letter of Intent between Invest India and Technical University of Denmark to facilitate start-up collaboration. fiinews.com
