Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the shared commitment of India and Norway to a rules-based order, dialogue, and diplomacy. Both countries expressed support for endeavors aimed at resolving conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia at the earliest. PM Modi stressed that military conflicts are not solutions and endorsed efforts for peace in these regions. Additionally, he underscored the necessity of global institution reforms to tackle emerging challenges and reiterated the joint resolve to combat terrorism in all its forms.
PM Modi announced the elevation of relations between India and Norway to a Green Strategic Partnership. This partnership aims to leverage India’s scale, speed, and talent alongside Norway’s technology and capital to foster global solutions across companies from both nations. The PM emphasized the significance of this partnership amid the prevailing global instability and uncertainty, citing the recent implementation of a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Free Trade Association.
The PM highlighted the importance of the India-Norway Green Strategic Partnership in addressing contemporary challenges such as clean energy, climate resilience, and green shipping. He expressed gratitude to Norway for its support of India’s Arctic research station Himadri and emphasized the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between ISRO and the Norwegian Space Agency to enhance space cooperation. PM Modi emphasized that deeper collaboration in these areas would contribute to understanding climate change, protecting ecosystems, and ensuring a sustainable future, benefiting not only India and Norway but the entire world.
