India, Sweden to talk climate deal & civil nuclear cooperation

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New Delhi: Evolving a consensus on a new global climate deal and promoting civil nuclear cooperation between India and Sweden will top the agenda of the bilateral discussions between the two countries.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Swedish Premier Fredrik Reinfeldt on bilateral and global issues, including global financial crisis, climate change, economic ties and ways to deepen cooperation between the two countries in the field of nuclear energy and non-renewable energy.

Fredrik Reinfeldt is in New Delhi for a three-day visit to attend the 10th summit between India and the 27-nation European Union, which will be held on Friday.

Sweden has also assured India of its long-term support to the development of Indian defence systems by way of technology transfer and co-production based on technologies for the future .

Swedish trade minister Ewa Bjorling in a seminar said, “Sweden is not seeking a buyer, but a strategic partner for long-term cooperation for future defence and industrial development. That would serve as a guarantor for independence instead of relying on a single partner.”