India, Denmark elevate ties to ‘green strategic partnership
   Date :29-Sep-2020

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NEW DELHI :
 
INDIA and Denmark on Monday decided to elevate their ties to a ‘green strategic partnership’ that aims to create a framework for significant expansion of cooperation in areas of renewable energy, environment, economy, climate change and science and technology.
 
The decision was taken at a nearly hour-long virtual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen during which they also deliberated on the long-pending India-EU free trade agreement, the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global supply chains. Joint Secretary (Central Europe) in the Ministry of External Affairs Neeta Bhushan said at a media briefing that the issue of Purulia arms drop mastermind Kim Davy figured in the talks, and it was agreed that the officials concerned of the two sides will be in touch for an early resolution of the matter.
 
India has been demanding the extradition of Davy from Denmark to face trial in the sensational case. On the overall outcome of the talks, Bhushan said: “The two Prime Ministers agreed to elevate India-Denmark relations to a green strategic partnership. Our Prime Minister stated that this was a new age partnership and will take add a new dimension to our bilateral relations.”