Prime Minister Marin and Indian Prime Minister Modi to discuss raising countries’ cooperation to a new level

Government Communications Department
Publication date 15.3.2021 15.02 | Published in English on 15.3.2021 at 15.33
Press release 165/2021

Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a remote bilateral meeting on 16 March 2021. The theme of the meeting will be deepening partnerships between Finland and India in fields including digitalisation, education and sustainable development.

The prime ministers will discuss a wide range of issues related to intensifying economic relations between the countries in future-oriented sectors. Topics on the agenda include the utilisation of new technologies in education and cooperation in the development of 5G and 6G technologies, quantum computing and artificial intelligence. There are also plenty of concrete opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the sphere of sustainable development. 

The discussion will provide an opportunity to talk about strengthening equality and human rights, objectives that Finland aims to advance if selected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council for 2022–2024.

The prime ministers will also touch on efforts to respond to common global challenges, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. At the meeting, Finland and India will publish a joint declaration emphasising the importance of multilateral rules-based cooperation, among other themes.

After the meeting, the statement will be made available on the Government website and photographs from the meeting will be uploaded to the Government Flickr account.

Inquiries: Lauri Voionmaa, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, tel. +358 50 421 0422, Prime Minister’s Office, Ari Tasanen, Counsellor, tel. +358 50 412 6881, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU and International Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office