Modi receives visiting Denmark PM Frederiksen at Rashtrapati Bhavan; countries agree on green strategic partnership | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi obtained visiting Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday on the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, the place she was accorded a ceremonial welcome.
Frederiksen arrived in New Delhi earlier right this moment for her 3-day go to to India.
She additionally paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.

Throughout her go to, Frederiksen will name on President Ram Nath Kovind and maintain bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She will even work together with suppose tanks, college students and members of civil society.
Talking on the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Frederiksen mentioned, “We contemplate India as an in depth accomplice. I see this go to as a milestone for Denmark-India bilateral relations.”

“Final yr I and PM Modi signed and agree on a inexperienced strategic partnership. We see an bold Indian govt to take nice accountability with regards to inexperienced transition in India and remainder of the world,” she added.
“In a number of weeks now COP26 Glasgow arising aand I’m hopeful that we will use this assembly to agree on how we will help the remainder of the world,” the Denmark PM mentioned.
India termed Mette Frederiksen’s go to crucial as she is the primary head of state visiting India since Covid-19 restrictions are in place since final March. Exterior Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had visited Denmark earlier this yr.
India and Denmark have sturdy commerce and funding ties. Greater than 200 Danish corporations are current in India and over 60 Indian corporations have a presence in Denmark.
There exists sturdy collaboration within the fields of renewable vitality, clear applied sciences, water and waste administration, agriculture and animal husbandry, science and expertise, digitisation together with ICT, good cities, transport, and so forth.
(With inputs from companies)