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Frederiksen arrived here early this morning on a three-day state visit.
“Towards nurturing India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership!PM
@narendramodi welcomes Danish PM @Statsmin H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen for their bilateral engagement,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted along with a photo of the two leaders at the Hyderabad House, the venue for the talks.
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The green partnership, finalised at a virtual summit between the prime ministers of the two countries, aims to create a framework for significant expansion of cooperation in areas of renewable energy, environment, economy, climate change and science and technology.
Earlier in the day, Modi welcomed Frederiksen to India at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Danish prime minister also visited Rajghat and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
Ahead of the talks between the two prime ministers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Frederiksen.
“Welcomed Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on her first visit to India. Our Green Strategic Partnership will advance further as a result,” Jaishankar tweeted.
India and Denmark have strong trade and investment ties. More than 200 Danish companies are present in India and over 60 Indian companies have a presence in Denmark.