On Monday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte came to Bengaluru and met with DK Shivakumar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, at Vidhana Soudha.The Netherlands and India have wide-ranging economic ties. Over 350 Dutch companies do business here. India and the Netherlands also share the same enterprising spirit and capacity for innovation. We work together in areas like agriculture and water management, and more… pic.twitter.com/qqfqYO7RQR— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) September 11, 2023 In addition to attending the G20 summit in India, Mark Rutte is meeting informally with ministers from the Karnataka government.(Image source: Twitter/x)(Image source: Twitter/x)Around G20 SummitAlongside the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met privately with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte. He also went to the September 9–10 G20 Summit, which was held under the Indian Presidency.The two presidents talked about ways to strengthen their bilateral relationship throughout the meeting. They also discussed ways to improve their mutually beneficial trade and investment, security and defense, clean energy and green hydrogen, and other areas of cooperation.The official statementIn an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “The two leaders discussed ways to deepen their bilateral partnership, including cooperation in trade and investment, defense and security, clean energy and green hydrogen, semiconductors, cyber and digital technology, among others”The G20 Summit and Indias G20 Presidency were successful, and Rutte complimented PM Modi on both occasions. According to MEA, he also wished India luck on the Aditya moon mission and complimented them on the accomplishments of the Chandrayaan mission. PM Modi and Mark Rutte spoke about a range of international and regional matters during their conversation.PM Modi on strengthening relationsPM Modi stated on Sunday that there is huge potential for business cooperation with the Netherlands.Taking to his official social media platform X, PM Modi stated, “Excellent meeting with @MinPres Mark Rutte. We talked about ways to enhance friendship between our nations. The scope of cooperation for our businesses is immense. We also look forward to strong ties in clean energy, semiconductors, digital technology, and more.”Excellent meeting with @MinPres Mark Rutte. We talked about ways to enhance friendship between our nations. The scope of cooperation for our businesses is immense. We also look forward to strong ties in clean energy, semiconductors, digital technology and more. pic.twitter.com/KorTmjTKA1— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 10, 2023 Meanwhile, Mark Rutte thanked PM Modi for his leadership during the G20 Summit. In a post shared on X, Rutte stated, “Many thanks to Prime Minister @narendramodi for his leadership during this important G20 Summit. Today we also met to discuss the strong relations between India and the Netherlands, and our shared wish to further broaden and deepen our ties.”Many thanks to Prime Minister @narendramodi for his leadership during this important G20 Summit. Today we also met to discuss the strong relations between India and the Netherlands, and our shared wish to further broaden and deepen our ties. pic.twitter.com/LyHKBaRyxJ— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) September 10, 2023 Rutte on G20 SummitAccording to Rutte, digitalization and the expanding significance of artificial intelligence were among the main topics of discussion during Indias G20 Presidency. He also placed a wreath at Rajghat, the site of Mahatma Gandhis memorial.In a post shared on X, Rutte stated, “Looking back on a successful #G20India. A major topic under discussion today was digitalisation and especially the growing role of artificial intelligence. Its crucial that we join together at the international level to adopt rules on this so that this technology can be used safely and inclusively in our societies. A working session that I took part in was devoted to ensuring that this process ran smoothly. This morning I also had the honor to lay a wreath at Rajghat, the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, together with all attending leaders.”Looking back on a successful #G20India.A major topic under discussion today was digitalisation, and especially the growing role of artificial intelligence. Its crucial that we join together at international level to adopt rules on this, so that this technology can be used… pic.twitter.com/tyFYs8hfGK— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) September 10, 2023 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in India on Friday to take part in the G20 conference. General VK Singh (Ret.), Union Minister of State met him at the airport. To greet the Dutch prime minister, a group of dancers also performed a traditional dance.#WATCH | G-20 in India: Prime Minister of Netherlands, Mark Rutte arrives in Delhi for the G-20 Summit pic.twitter.com/zZp3vbVhen— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
