India-Denmark Virtual Bilateral Summit calls for 'Green Strategic Partnership'

India-Denmark Virtual Bilateral Summit calls for ‘Green Strategic Partnership’

India-Denmark Virtual Bilateral Summit calls for ‘Green Strategic Partnership’

  • The Prime Minister of India,Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen participated in a virtual India-Denmark Bilateral Summit on 28 September 2020.
  • The summit aimed at further extending cooperation to strengthen bilateral relationship between the two countries. 
  • During the Summit, the two countries agreed for the establishment of ‘Green Strategic Partnership’, which would involve:
    •  political cooperation,
    • expand economic relations and green growth,
    • create jobs and strengthen cooperation on addressing global challenges and opportunities
    • ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The summit saw signing of an MoU in the field of intellectual property cooperation between the two countries.
  • Apart from this, Denmark also joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
  • Denmark has also proposed to host the second India-Nordic Summit.
  • A joint statement was issued under which the two sides agreed to cooperate in a range of sectors like energy, climate change, environment, water, circular economy, sustainable urban development, trade, shipping, food, agriculture and life sciences.

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