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SME Times News Bureau | 08 Jan, 2019
India and Norway agreed to work together on ocean economy and the UN's
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) following delegation-level talks
headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Norwegian counterpart
Erna Solberg here on Tuesday.
"The Sustainable Development Goals
match India's growth targets," Modi said in a joint address to the media
with Solberg following the meeting.
"And it is a matter of
happiness for us that both countries are cooperating with the
Norway-India Partnership Initiative on the issue of mother and child
health," he said,
He said that Prime Minister Solberg has contributed significantly to global efforts to achieve the SDGs.
Modi also stressed on the importance of the ocean economy for India.
Stating
that 15 per cent of India's population live in coastal areas, he said
Norway has immense experience in harnessing the ocean economy.
India and Norway signed a new agreement on a bilateral maritime dialogue following the talks.
Modi also said that India and Norway have strong cooperation at international forums.
"We
work with close cooperation and coordination on issues like UN Security
Council reforms, multilateral export control regimes and fighting
terrorism," he said.
On her part, Solberg said that the world will not be able to achieve the SDGs if India is not on board.
Referring to her personal interest in women's empowerment, she said that India has been working hard in this area.
Solberg said both India and Norway have agreed to increase cooperation in ocean economy.
"It will create more jobs and more medicine," she said.
Earlier in the day, Solberg was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also called on the visiting dignitary
during the course of which the two leaders discussed expanding bilateral
cooperation across all areas.
The Norwegian Prime Minister will
also deliver the inaugural address at the Raisina Dialogue, a
multilateral conference that addresses the major issues facing the
global community.
Solberg arrived here on Monday on what is her first visit to India.
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