Today is the 3rd and final day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Europe, and he will plan to attend the second India Nordic summit in Denmark. PM Modi will also meet with new President Emmanuel Macron before departing for Paris.

India-Nordic summit in Denmark

The second India-Nordic summit will see the participation of the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway and will follow up on the first summit that took place in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2018.

India-Nordic summit: What’s on the agenda

As per PM Modi, “The Summit will focus on post-pandemic economic recovery, climate change, innovation and technology, renewable energy, the evolving global security scenario and India-Nordic cooperation in the Arctic region.”

PM Modi, Macron to meet today

PM Modi is scheduled to make a brief stopover in Paris after the Denmark summit to meet with the newly re-elected President of France, Emmanuel Macron. PM Modi arrived in Berlin on Monday, where he held bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz before participating in the sixth India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations. The Prime Minister said the Inter-Governmental Consultations were productive.

Nine agreements were signed between India and Germany

A total of nine agreements were signed between India and Germany, including a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on Green and Sustainable Development Partnership, under which Germany agreed to make an advance commitment of 10 billion euros of new and additional developmental assistance India until 2030.

PM Modi, on the second day of his visit

On the second day of his visit, the Indian Prime Minister arrived in Copenhagen, holding talks with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen. PM Modi and his counterpart also discussed Ukraine, with the former reiterating India’s stand on early cessation of hostilities and a diplomatic resolution of the ongoing conflict.

Nine agreements were exchanged between India and Denmark

Several agreements were formally signed between the two countries, including a Declaration of Intent (DoI) on Migration and Mobility, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of skill development, Vocational Education and Entrepreneurship and the launch of energy policy dialogue at ministerial level between the two countries. A total of nine agreements were exchanged between the two countries.

He also attended the dinner hosted by the Queen of the Kingdom of Denmark, Margrethe II, at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, on the second day.