Published 10:07 IST, September 28th 2020
PM Modi & Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to hold virtual bilateral summit today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be participating in a virtual bilateral summit on September 28, Mon.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be participating in a virtual bilateral summit on September 28. As per statement issued by Ministry of External Affairs, two leers will comprehensively review bro framework of bilateral relationship of two countries and also give a bro political direction for a deepened collaborative partnership on key issues with mutual interest. This bilateral summit will be first-ever stand-alone virtual meet of PM Modi with any European leer.
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India and Denmark relations
India and Denmark share 400 years of rich historical link and over 70 years of diplomatic relations. latter h been an important development partner to India during its White Revolution and in growth of wind energy. re are over 5,000 Indians working in major Danish companies and around 20 Indian IT companies have been present in Denmark since deces contributing to Danish ecomy. More than 30,000 Indian IT professionals are working for major Danish companies to develop latest products and services.
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Well-established Danish companies such as Grundfos, Danfoss, Vestas, LM Wind, vozymes, Rockwool and Haldor Topsoe have ir factories and manufacturing plants in India under "Make in India' scheme. Apart from this, India and Denmark are also fighting climate change collectively by exporting wind turbines, enzymes, etc. Danish companies like Babcock and Wilcox have set up pdy first waste-to-energy facilities in Haryana and Punjab to fight air pollution.
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In a project worth USD 2.5 billion, Danish companies RAMBOLL & COWL are working to design a Trans-Harbour Sea-Link in Mumbai, which will link Mumbai with Navi Mumbai. On Saturday, Union Ministry of Commerce signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Denmark's Danish Patent and Tremark Office in field of intellectual property cooperation. This MoU aims to strengn "IP co-operation between two nations by exchange of best practices, experiences and or outreach activities. memorandum signed will also focus on exchange of information and best practises on processes for disposal for patents, tremarks, industrial designs and geographical Indication."
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India exports textiles, linens, home linens, etc worth over USD 250 million to Denmark. Maersk transport around 19 per cent of India's containers and one-third of its reefers to world. This enables export of seafood, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals globally. This virtual bilateral summit with Mette Frederiksen will be PM Modi's fourth meet with any global leer amid COVID-19. Earlier, he h virtual meets with leers of Australia, EU and Sri Lanka.
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(With ANI inputs)
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10:07 IST, September 28th 2020