On Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi participated in the second India-Nordic Summit in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen and invited Nordic companies to invest in India’s Sagarmala project. He also invited companies to invest in the Blue Economy sector. The meeting was attended by Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir of Iceland, Prime minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway and Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland. As per the release, discussions were held on multilateral cooperation in post-economi
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss ways to jointly increase the mobility of students professionals and skilled workers. Mr Modi was on a 3-nation tour and visited France to discuss the issues of bilateral and mutual interests along with regional and global development. Both nations are working together to strengthen their efforts to combat irregular migration between the two nations. According to the joint statement, “Recognising the benefit of bilateral student mobility France maintains the objective of 20,000 Indian
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called for a rethink of the EU's mechanisms to address unprecedented challenges such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs. Draghi addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg and said, “The institution set up by our predecessors in previous decades have served well European citizens, but are inadequate to the current reality we are now facing”. He visions the EU in a form of “pragmatic federalism” that will include joint decision-making for sectors including the economy, energy, defence and foreign policy. He said
On Monday, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha announced a new defence agreement along with plans to upgrade their economic relations. Kishida wrapped up the last leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. The joint statement by Prayuth said, “This will help improve national defence and support investment from Japan in this activity which is an important goal for Thailand”. He said he discussed betterment in supply chains along with the drafting of a five-year economic partnership with Japan. As per the agreement, Japan will tr
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to meet Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday. President is also scheduled to meet King Salman bin Abdulaziz of which no confirmation was made. The meeting will mark a turnaround in relations that hit a low following the murder of a prominent Saudi critic at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in 2018. However, this meeting will be with direct knowledge of the Turkish president’s programme. Since President Joe Biden took office, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have been working on a rapprochement. The efforts are part
The White House released a statement in which it said, President Joe Biden will officially visit South Korea and Japan next for the Quad Summit where he is also scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “This trip will advance the Biden-Harris administration's rock-solid commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The leader will discuss opportunities to deepen our vital security relationships, enhance economic ties and expand our close cooperation to deliver practical results”. Psaki further added that in Tokyo, Biden will me
The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) twelfth ministerial conference will take place from June 12-15 in Geneva. The Ministerial Conference (MC) is the highest decision-making body of the Geneva-based multilateral organization. Trade ministers and other senior officials from the member nations will be attending the conference. The MC usually takes place every two years, and it brings together all WTO members, all of which are countries or customs unions. WTO said in a statement, “In a communication forwarded to WTO members on April 25, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Lweala, Chair o
On Wednesday, the External Affairs Minister confirmed a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from May 2-4. This will be the first visit abroad of the Prime Minister in 2022. Mr Modi is scheduled to hold various high-level meetings with top dignitaries of the respective companies. He will hold bilateral talks in Berlin with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz which will be the first in-person meeting with the chancellor after taking the office in 2021. Mr Modi and Chancellor Scholz will also jointly address a Business Event. The India-Germany Inter
On Monday (April 25), The U.K. and U.S.A. began two days of trade talks. The talks aimed to secure a coveted post-Brexit free trade deal. Anne-Marie Trevelyan hosted her US counterpart Katherine Tai in Aberdeen, northeast Scotland, and London. Ms Trevelyan said, “This dialogue gives us a platform to explore more modern, digital ways of trading. It will identify and resolve barriers to trade to make it cheaper and easier for businesses in Scotland and throughout the U.K. to do business with our U.S. friends”. In comments on Sunday evening before the meeting, Trevelyan did not mention
On Sunday, US President Joe Biden’s government confirmed accepting Isararli’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Invitation to visit Israel in the coming months. The statement was confirmed by Bennett’s government as well. However, the date for the expected trip was not mentioned. The statement comes after the two leaders spoke on Sunday where they discussed Iranian issues and the removal of IRCC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) from the US Foreign Terror Organization (FTO). Bennett said, “I am sure that President Biden, who is a true friend of Israel and cares about its secu