Dec 09: India Norway bilateral consultations on UNSC issues were held today through the VTC mode. The Norwegian delegation was led by Mrs. Merete Fjell Brattested, Director General, Department for Multilateral Cooperation, and included other Norwegian Foreign Ministry officials and representatives from their Missions in New York and New Delhi. The Indian side was led by Mr. Prakash Gupta, JS (UNP & Summits), Ministry of External Affairs, and included other officials from MEA, PMI New York, and Indian Embassy in Oslo.
2. Both sides decided to work closely and further deepen cooperation during their upcoming tenure as nonpermanent members of the UNSC for the period 2021-22. They held wide-ranging discussions on issues on the UN Security Council agenda and recent developments. The Indian delegation briefed Norway on its priorities during its upcoming UNSC tenure including reformed multilateralism, counter-terrorism, and use of ICT’s for peacekeeping.
