Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of the Maldives, on 01 December 2023, on the sidelines of COP-28 Summit in the UAE.
Prime Minister congratulated President Muizzu on his assumption of office.
Both leaders reviewed the wide ranging bilateral relations between the two countries including people to people linkages, development cooperation, economic relations, climate change and sports. The two leaders also discussed ways to further deepen their partnership. In this regard, they agreed to set up a core group.
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MoUs / Agreements
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MoU on Migration and Mobility Partnership |
Finland has emerged as an important destination for Indian professionals, particularly in the field of technology and innovation sectors. The MoU on Migration and Mobility Partnership will facilitate mobility of talent. |
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Renewal of MoU on Environmental Cooperation |
Renewal of existing MoU signed in November 2020. It encompasses key areas of collaboration that contribute to sustainability, including bioenergy and waste-to-energy solutions, power storage and flexible RE systems, green hydrogen, as well as wind, solar and small hydro power. |
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MOU on cooperation in the field of Statistics |
To evolve mutual cooperation and exchange of experiences/best practices and collaboration in the field of official statistics. |
Announcements
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Elevation of India - Finland bilateral relations to "Strategic Partnership in Digitalization and Sustainability” |
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Joint Research Calls under Implementation Arrangement between Department of Science and Technology of India and Finnish Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland |
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Aim to double the present bilateral trade between India and Finland by 2030 (Capitalizing on recently concluded India-EU FTA) |
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Establish a cross-sectoral Joint Working Group on Digitalization (Advancing cooperation in new and emerging technologies such as 5G, 6G, quantum communications, high-performance and quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence etc.) |
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Creation of Joint Task Force on 6G (6G research by University of Oulu, Finland and the Bharat 6G Alliance) |
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Greater connectivity of startup ecosystems through Indo-Finland Startup Corridor (Active participation of Indian startups in Slush in Helsinki and Finnish startups in Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi) |
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Co-hosting of World Circular Economy Forum in India in 2026 (By Ministry of Environment, forest and Climate Change and Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA) |
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Establish Consular Dialogue between the respective Foreign Ministries |
