Nordic countries have backed India’s bid for permanent membership in a
reformed and expanded United Nations Security Council, terming New Delhi
as a “strong candidate” for the world body’s top organ. In a joint
statement, issued late last night here after the first Indo-Nordic
Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterparts from the five Nordic countries — Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland — reaffirmed their support for the UN and the Secretary-General’s reform efforts to ensure the world body is more accountable and effective to the realities of the 21st century.
Modi, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Finnish Premier Juha Sipila, Iceland Premier Katrin Jakobsdottir, Norwegian Premier Erna Solberg and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven participated at the Summit titled ‘India-Nordic Summit: Shared Values, Mutual Prosperity’. They also reaffirmed their full commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development as well as the ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterparts from the five Nordic countries — Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland — reaffirmed their support for the UN and the Secretary-General’s reform efforts to ensure the world body is more accountable and effective to the realities of the 21st century.
Modi, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Finnish Premier Juha Sipila, Iceland Premier Katrin Jakobsdottir, Norwegian Premier Erna Solberg and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven participated at the Summit titled ‘India-Nordic Summit: Shared Values, Mutual Prosperity’. They also reaffirmed their full commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development as well as the ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement.
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