Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland H.E. Ms. Sanna Marin held a Virtual Summit today and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral issues as well as other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
Both leaders noted that the close relations between India and Finland were based on shared values of democracy, rule of law, equality, freedom of speech, and respect for human rights. They reaffirmed their strong commitment to work for multilateralism, a rules-based international order, sustainable development and combating climate change.
The two leaders reviewed the ongoing bilateral engagements and expressed their desire to further expand and diversify the relationship across sectors such as trade and investment, innovation, education, emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence, 5G/6G, and quantum computing.
Prime Minister Modi appreciated Finland's leading role in clean and green technologies, and noted the potential for Finnish companies to partner India's drive towards sustainable development. In this context, he suggested enhanced cooperation in the areas like renewable and bio-energy, sustainability, edu-tech, pharma and digitization.
The leaders exchanged views on regional and global issues, including the India-EU partnership, cooperation in the Arctic region, WTO and UN reforms. Both sides noted the potential for India and Finland to cooperate in undertaking developmental activities in Africa.
Prime Minister Modi invited Finland to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
The two leaders also discussed the Covid-19 situation including their respective vaccination drives, and emphasized the importance of global efforts for urgent and affordable access to vaccines across all nations.
The two leaders looked forward to their forthcoming meetings during the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting in Porto and the India-Nordic Summit.
इस pandemic के दौरान भारत ने अपने domestic संघर्ष के साथ-साथ विश्व की जरूरतों का भी ध्यान रखा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2021
पिछले साल हमने 150 से अधिक देशों को दवाइयाँ और अन्य आवश्यक सामग्री भेजे थे।
और हाल के हफ़्तों में लगभग 70 देशों को भारत में बनी vaccines की 58 मिलियन से अधिक doses पहुंची हैं: PM
फ़िनलैंड और भारत दोनों ही एक Rules-based, पारदर्शी, मानवतावादी और लोकतांत्रिक वैश्विक व्यवस्था में विश्वास रखते हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2021
Technology, इनोवेशन, clean energy, environment, education जैसे क्षेत्रों में हमारे बीच मजबूत सहयोग है: PM @narendramodi
मैं Finland को ISA और CDRI से जुड़ने का आग्रह करता हूँ।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2021
फ़िनलैंड की क्षमता और विशेषज्ञता से इन अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संस्थाओं को लाभ मिलेगा: PM @narendramodi
Renewable energy में हमने 2030 तक 450 गीगावाट installed capacity का लक्ष्य रखा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2021
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सहयोग बढ़ाने के लिए हमने International Solar Alliance और Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure जैसे initiatives भी लिए हैं: PM @narendramodi
मुझे प्रसन्नता है कि आज हम ICT, mobile technology और डिजिटल education के क्षेत्र में एक नयी partnership घोषित कर रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2021
हमारे शिक्षा मंत्रालय भी एक High Level Dialogue आरम्भ कर रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
