Sideline discussions from G20 Summit on trade and technologies, says PMO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store http://regjeringen.no have reaffirmed the significance for attracting greater investments into India from European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) countries, including Norway https://fieo.org/.
They noted that the signing of the India – European Free Trade Association – Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (India-EFTA-TEPA) was an important milestone in bilateral relations, said the PMO in a release on 19 Nov https://www.investindia.gov.in/.
Both Prime Ministers took stock of the progress in bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in various fields. the two leaders https://sbi.com.in/.
The meeting with the Norwegian Prime Minister as part of the series of meetings and discussions held by Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro https://www.nseindia.com/.
Modi and Store focused on enhancing cooperation in areas like blue economy, renewable energy, green hydrogen, solar and wind projects, geo-thermal energy, green shipping, Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage (CCUS), fisheries, space and the Arctic https://www.bseindia.com/.
The Prime Minister met with the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni https://www.governo.it/en/president .
The two leaders reiterated their commitment to advancing the India-Italy Strategic Partnership and announced a Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-29 which outlines their vision for the next five years https://www.startupindia.gov.in/.
The Action Plan will pursue joint collaborations, programmes and initiatives in key sectors of trade and investment, science and technology, new and emerging technologies, clean energy, space, defence, connectivity and people-to-people linkages https://www.digitalasiahub.org/.
The two sides will hold regular ministerial and official dialogues across numerous domains. Co-production, collaborations between respective industries and institutions, innovation and mobility would provide momentum and further depth to the bilateral partnership and benefit the economies and people of both countries https://www.makeinindia.com/home/.
The two leaders looked forward to continuing their dialogue and work together on multilateral and global platforms for upholding their shared values of democracy, rule of law and sustainable development https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
They agreed to continue working together for the implementation of plurilateral strategic initiatives, including the Global Biofuels Alliance and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, of which they are founding members https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/.
During their meeting, the Indian leader and the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed their commitment to advance the India-France Strategic Partnership as well as their shared vision for bilateral cooperation and international partnership, outlined in the Horizon 2047 roadmap and other bilateral declarations http://deutsche-boerse.com .
They commended the progress achieved in bilateral cooperation, including in strategic areas such as defense, space and civil nuclear energy, and committed to accelerating it further with a view to reinforcing their shared commitment to strategic autonomy. They also reviewed the progress of cooperation on India’s National Museum project https://www.wto.org/.
The two leaders commended the strengthening of trade, investment, and technology ties, including in the areas of digital technology and Artificial Intelligence, as well as India France partnership on Digital Public Infrastructure. In this context, Prime Minister welcomed the initiative of President Macron to organize the forthcoming AI Action Summit in France . Fiinews.com
