The 13th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Finland took place in Helsinki, reaffirming the countries’ commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation, according to the Ministry of External Affairs press release.

The Indian delegation, led by Sibi George, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, and the Finnish side, led by Jukka Salovaara, Permanent State Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, discussed various areas of mutual interest.

The consultations focused on strengthening ties in trade and investment, digitalisation, quantum computing, 5G/6G, AI, sustainability, clean technologies, and the circular economy. Both sides also emphasised the importance of people-to-people connections, education, research, and development.

“Both sides took st

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