The President of India – Pranab Mukherjee is visiting Norway from October 12 until the 14th. This is the first visit by an Indian Head of State to Norway.
Schedule: President Mukherjee will receive a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace on the morning of October 13 following which he is scheduled to visit the Akershus Fortress. He will also visit the Storting – the Norwegian Parliament to meet with the President of the Storting.
President Mukherjee will visit the Fram Museum – a centre that tracks the Norwegian polar exploration, where he would be able to speak on a video link to Indian scientists at the Arctic Station, Himadri, which was set up in 2008.
On October 14, President Mukherjee will have delegation-level talks and meet the Prime Minister of Norway – Erna Solberg.
President Mukherjee’s visit will aim to attract investment from Norway to India both in the infrastructure sector and other sectors. He is being accompanied by a large business delegation and a number of agreements would be signed during the visit in trade, maritime & Earth Sciences cooperation. India and Norway currently have a bilateral trade of about one billion dollars.