New Delhi [India], Norway's Ambassador to India, May-Eline Steiner described the recently signed India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement on Frida as 'historic' in India-Norway relations and said that the agreement is an opportunity to enhance Will be an important tool. Trade and investment between the two countries. “We have had extremely fruitful and constructive interactions at the political level. The date of March 10, 2024 is historic in our relations. On that day we signed the EFTA India Trade and Partnership Agreement here in Delhi.This agreement will be an important means of enhanced trade and investment to enhance people-to-people contacts between Norway and India,” he said while speaking at the Norwegian National Day celebrations held at the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi. “Norway India -Hosting the Nordic Summit. We look forward to this high-level meeting and hope that it will provide another major boost to our cooperation. During my eight months in India, I met many influential, kind, positive and welcoming people.“I have visited ten Indian states that now celebrate vibrant Indian festivals and learned about the most important Indian fashion, cricket. Thanks for all the wonderful experiences. My impression is that Norwegians and Indians are very nice and I believe "People-to-people contacts are important for our bilateral relations." On 10 March, the EFTA states and India signed the Trade and Economy Partnership Agreement (TEPA). EFTA states undertake to eliminate all customs duties on imports of industrial products, fish and other marine products from India.The National Day celebration at the Embassy was organized with the theme Aurora Borelli and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi presided over the event as the chief guest. 17 May is celebrated as Norwa National Day. Furthermore, Minister of State Lekhi also addressed the attendees at the event and emphasized on the long-standing relations between the two countries and said that both the countries are experiencing unprecedented growth in bilateral relations.
“We have a relationship, and it is important to understand that trade and commerce does not happen in thin air. Trade and commerce must have a basis and the basis is people-to-people ties.And people to people connection is what brings people together, and helps them understand each other and with changing times, changing history, changing patterns, today's pattern between the two countries also changed It is," she said, "and I can say with great pride that relations are not what they used to be. There have been good days in the past for both the countries and there will be good days in the future too and I wish that the relations between the two countries and their people will be very good.'' He also highlighted the increase in trade between the two countries. In the last decade and stressed that trade between the two countries has touched the figure of USD 2.5 billion "I must say that trade and commerce is another area, which is the basis of the constitutional democracies of both the countries. But that The building at the base is occupied by trade and commerce and economy.And both countries share a lot in common. Keeping these statistics in mind, in 2013 and 2014, before your government came to power, the trade and commerce turnover was less than US$ 1 billion and today it is US$ 2.5 billion,” he said MoS. Also shared details about it He said while attending the event on Reaffirmed our commitment to deepen and expand.
“We have a relationship, and it is important to understand that trade and commerce does not happen in thin air. Trade and commerce must have a basis and the basis is people-to-people ties.And people to people connection is what brings people together, and helps them understand each other and with changing times, changing history, changing patterns, today's pattern between the two countries also changed It is," she said, "and I can say with great pride that relations are not what they used to be. There have been good days in the past for both the countries and there will be good days in the future too and I wish that the relations between the two countries and their people will be very good.'' He also highlighted the increase in trade between the two countries. In the last decade and stressed that trade between the two countries has touched the figure of USD 2.5 billion "I must say that trade and commerce is another area, which is the basis of the constitutional democracies of both the countries. But that The building at the base is occupied by trade and commerce and economy.And both countries share a lot in common. Keeping these statistics in mind, in 2013 and 2014, before your government came to power, the trade and commerce turnover was less than US$ 1 billion and today it is US$ 2.5 billion,” he said MoS. Also shared details about it He said while attending the event on Reaffirmed our commitment to deepen and expand.
