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\nIndia and Sweden on Tuesday agreed to strengthen defence and security cooperation and also unveiled a strategic innovation partnership and a joint action plan for a \u201cwin-win\u201d outcome during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.<\/p>\n
Modi, who arrived in the Swedish capital on Monday for the first bilateral visit by an Indian premier to the Nordic nation in 30 years, noted that defence and security cooperation remained a \u201ckey pillar\u201d in the bilateral ties.<\/p>\n
Lofven expressed support for India\u2019s membership of the Nuclear Supplier Group even as Modi thanked him for Sweden\u2019s support to India\u2019s candidature for non-permanent membership of UN Security Council .<\/p>\n
The two had a \u201cfruitful discussion on issues related to cooperation in innovation, trade & investment, culture and exchanged views on regional and multilateral cooperation at the delegation-level talks,\u201d External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.<\/p>\n
Two documents were agreed to between India and Sweden following the delegation-level talks Innovation Partnership and Joint Action Plan to maximise bilateral cooperation for the benefit of the people. In a joint press statement after the talks, Modi said the two sides focused on how Sweden can help India in its development journey. \u201cI believe that the most important topic in our talks today was how Sweden can have a win-win partnership with India on the opportunities arising out of India\u2019s development. As a result, we have agreed on an innovation partnership and a joint action plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said innovation, investment, start-ups, manufacturing, etc. were the key aspects of cooperation between India and Sweden. \u201cAlong with them, we are also giving importance to areas such as renewable energy, urban transport, waste management, that our connected with the quality of life of the people in India,\u201d Modi added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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