Embassy of India
Reykjavik
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PRESS RELEASE
English
Prime Minister's meeting with Prime Minister of Iceland
May 04, 2022
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Ms. Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, in Copenhagen on the sidelines of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit.
Both Prime Ministers warmly recalled their first meeting during the 1st India-Nordic Summit in Stockholm in April 2018. They noted that this year both countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations.
Both leaders discussed ways to further strengthen economic cooperation especially in the sectors of geothermal energy, Blue Economy, Arctic, renewable energy, fisheries, food processing, education including digital universities, and culture. Geothermal energy, in particular, is an area where Iceland has special expertise, and both sides stessed on collaboration between universities of both countries in this sector.
Prime Minister lauded Prime Minister Jakobsdottir's personal efforts at promoting gender equality and briefed her on India's advances in this regard.
Discussions also took place on expediting the India - EFTA trade negotiations.
Discussions also took place on regional and global developments.
Copenhagen
May 4, 2022
Icelandic
Fundur Forsaetisraoherra meo Forsaetisraoherra Islands
4. maI 2022
Forsaetisraoherra Shri Narendra Modi atti tvIhlioa fund meo KatrIn Jakobsdottir, Forsaetisraoherra Islands, I Kaupmannahofn, samhlIoa oorum leiotogafundi Indlands og Norourlandanna.
Baoir forsaetisraoherrar minntust meo hlyhug a fund sinn a fyrsta leiotogafundi Indlands og Norourlanda I Stokkholmi I aprIl 2018. peir toku fram ao a pessu ari fagna baeoi londin 50 ara afmaeli diplomatIskra samskipta.
Baoir leiotogarnir raeddu um leioir til pess ao efla enn frekar efnahagslegt samstarf, serstaklega
svioi jarovarma, blaa hagkerfisins, norourslooa, endurnyjanlegrar orku, sjavarutvegs, matvaelavinnslu og menntunar; par a meoal stafraenns haskola og menningarmala. Jarohiti er einkum svio par sem Island byr yfir serpekkingu og logou baoir aoilar aherslu a samstarf haskola beggja landa a pessu svioi.
Forsaetisraoherra Modi hrosaoi forsaetisraoherra Katrinu Jakobsdottur personulega, fyrir violeitni hennar til ao efla jafnretti kynjanna og upplysti hana um framfarir Indlands I peim efnum.
Einnig foru fram umraeour sem beindust ao pvi ao flyta fyrir vioskiptavioraeoum Indlands og EFTA.
Einnig foru fram umraeour um svaeoisbundna og alpjoolega proun.
Kaupmannahofn
4. maI 2022
