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PM Modi greets people of Norway on their Constitution Day
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Norway on their Constitution Day.
"Greetings to people of Norway on their Constitution Day. Strong ties with Norway benefit both our Nations. It is a friendship we cherish," the Prime Minister said.
Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year.
The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814.
The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark–Norway's devastating defeat in the Napoleonic Wars.
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