Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with Iceland Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir on the sidelines of the India-Nordic Summit in Oslo, with discussions focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in clean energy, fisheries, sustainability and emerging technologies.
In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Had a wonderful meeting with Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir of Iceland. India deeply values the friendship with Iceland. We talked about ways to improve ties in areas such as clean energy, fisheries, sustainability, geothermal energy, carbon capture and storage and more.”
“Iceland’s prowess in sectors relating to the Blue Economy is admirable. We are hopeful that the historic India-EFTA TEPA will give an impetus to trade and investment linkages as well,” added PM Modi.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including renewable energy, trade and investment, innovation, digital technologies, the creative economy, Arctic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
The discussions also covered opportunities arising from the implementation of the India-EFTA TEPA agreement, which is expected to boost economic engagement between India and member countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), including Iceland.
The two sides additionally exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual concern during the meeting held as part of the India-Nordic Summit engagements in Norway.
