Helsinki, Nov 6
India and Finland held 13th Foreign Office Consultations in Helsinki on Thursday and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation, while agreeing to further strengthen ties in trade and investment, digitalisation, quantum computing, 5G/6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability, clean technologies, circular economy, education, research and development, people-to-people ties and mobility.
"India considers Finland a valued partner in the EU and in the Nordic region. Finnish side reiterated its support for early conclusion of India-EU-FTA. The sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest," he added.
On August 30, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, with discussions focused on the Ukraine conflict and its ramifications