King Frederik and Queen Mary will pay a state visit to Australia from 14 to 19 March. According to the Royal House, the state visit will strengthen cooperation between Denmark and Australia in a number of areas - including within the green transition and economic security. The Royal House writes this in a press release.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen (V), Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) and Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard (M) will join the visit.
In addition, representatives of 55 Danish companies will travel to Australia to participate in an official business promotion in connection with the state visit. The business promotion is intended to promote cooperation within renewable energy and energy-efficient urban development, it says.
The state visit to Australia comes after the royal couple have been on a number of state visits to, among others, the Baltic and Nordic countries.
In fact, no Danish royal couple has ever been on or received as many state visits during their first two years as King Frederik and Queen Mary. This is what Lars Hovbakke Sørensen, a historian and associate professor of social sciences at Absalon University College, writes in a commentary in Jyllands-Posten.
With the most recent visits to Estonia and Lithuania, the royal couple have been on nine state visits. In addition, there have been state visits to Denmark from Iceland and Egypt.
DI and Danish Industry see good Australian opportunities for Danish companies
The state visit to Australia will also be attended by both Danish Industry and Danish Industry. Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO of the Confederation of Danish Industry, expects that Denmark will receive a lot of attention from both Danish and Australian media.
- That is why we are also pleased that the Royal House is prioritizing visiting Australia right now. We need all the good forces that can shed light on what Denmark has to offer in these times, he says in a press release.
Australia has committed to achieving net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, and the country is facing a comprehensive green transition. Therefore, there may be good opportunities for Danish companies within both renewable energy and green buildings, believes Lars Sandahl Sørensen.
Brian Mikkelsen, who heads the Danish Chamber of Commerce, also expects positive attention - not least due to the Queen's Australian origin. And it is important that Denmark makes its mark internationally with what Danish companies are good at, he believes.
- Vestas, for example, has one of its largest onshore wind farms globally here in Australia. So there are huge opportunities for Danish companies down here. And it is important at this time that we create good connections to other and newer markets, says Brian Mikkelsen in a press release.
Queen Mary was born and raised in Tasmania, Australia. The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, told the Australian radio channel Kiis FM earlier in January that the Danish royal couple were planning a visit to Australia. The Royal House has not previously confirmed the visit.
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