Denmark’s outgoing Ambassador to India Freddy Svane has said the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark is the most crucial aspect of the bilateral ties shared between the two nations.

Speaking on the partnership, Svane told ANI that it had laid the foundation for a strategic relationship beyond just bilateral cooperation and expressed the desire for both countries to continue advancing this partnership to make it more tangible and impactful.

“It is the most important thing. I think it’s like when you design a smart city, a brand new smart city, you have to start somewhere. And with the Green Strategic Partnership, we laid the foundation for a very strategic, but also beyond bilateral relationship kind of cooperation. And we would like both sides to take it forward to make it much more tangible to deliver,” he told the Indian news agency.

“I think my best advice is really to whether it’s companies or individuals or even nations, if I may, and I like to quote my three one-liners: first and foremost, no cheating, no preaching… Instead, we should inspire you; that’s the second one-liner… And the third and perhaps the most important thing is no day trading diplomacy. We can always find issues here, there, and everywhere…But as long as the long-term objective is the right one, Vikasit Bharat and perhaps Vikasit Duniya, then I think at least I have really spent all my resources and all my efforts to have the long-term perspective,” Svane said.

As per the official website of Indian Embassy in Denmark, diplomatic relations between the two nations, established in September 1949, are based on historical links, common democratic traditions and shared desire for regional, as well as international peace and stability.

Bilateral relations were elevated to the level of “Green Strategic Partnership” during the Virtual Summit held on 28 September 2020 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen.

The current development of renewed India-Denmark relations has been guided by the “Green Strategic Partnership”.