November 5, 2009 8:19 PM

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India-Sweden sign MoUs for more cooperation in defence and environment protection

India and Swedan have signed two MoUs for enhancing cooperation in the fields of defence and environmental protection. The two pacts were signed after the talks between the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt at Hydrabad House in New Delhi this evening. A host of other regional and international issues came up for discussion at the meeting. Meanwhile, the European Commission President, Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso is arriving in New Delhi tomorrow morning for participating in the India-EU summit. Sweden is presently heading the European Union.<br/>Ahead of the India EU Summit, the Swedish Ambassador Lars-Ol of Lindgren said that India and the 27-nation group of European countries is likely to sign an agreement on enhancing cooperation in counter-terrorism. She said EU's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove had held wide ranging talks with Indian officials In New Delhi last month to explore possibility of broadening cooperation between the two sides on security related issues. Intelligence sharing, research and development of skills of counter-terror security forces are some of the areas identified for cooperation. She also listed a number of areas for cooperation including training of police personnel and sharing of technology and equipment for counter terrorism measures.<br/>On India's concern over Pakistan misusing aid given by international community, Smadja said India is well placed to share information about misuse of funds. AIR correspondent adds that issues like enhancing cooperation to meet the challenges of climate change, reform of international financial institutions and the state of the world economy will figure prominently in the discussions. <br/>The Swedish Prime Minister Mr.Fredrik Reinfeldt who reached New Delhi on a three day visit this morning has said devolving countries are vital to the solution to tackle global warming. Interacting with students of TERI University in New Delhi, she indicated that it would be incorrect to say that only the rich nations have to sort out the problem of climate change. Mr. Reinfeldt made a strong pitch for reaching an agreement on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol at Copenhagen talks in December and said the absence of a clear deal would mean lack of infrastructure to tackle climate change. <br/>

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