India and Finland review progress of strategic partnership

New Delhi (Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday reviewed the progress of India-Finland Strategic Partnership on Digitalisation and Sustainability with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen in Helsinki.

EAM Jaishankar wrote on X “Reviewed the progress of our Strategic Partnership on Digitalisation and Sustainability. Discussed cooperation on start-ups, AI, semiconductors, critical minerals, quantum technologies, 6G, clean energy and space. Also agreed to deepen trade and investment, while maintaining the momentum of our political engagement,”.

According to the MEA, EAM Jaishankar will attend the 14th edition of the Kultaranta Talks, on the theme ‘A World in Transition: Global, Regional and Local Perspectives’. The EAM will also have meetings with his counterpart and the leadership of Finland.

The EAM is paying an official visit to Bulgaria and Finland from June 10-11. During his visit to Bulgaria, EAM Jaishankar held talks with his counterpart and the leadership of Bulgaria. He also visited the National Historic Museum in Sofia.

Emphasising the long-standing ties between India and Bulgaria, EAM Jaishankar on Thursday said that the relationship should be reshaped into a more contemporary and forward-looking partnership, with both sides sharing similar political outlooks.