PM Modi lands in France for G7 Summit, bilateral engagements with Macron
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in France on Saturday for a go to that can see him maintain talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, attend the G7 Summit and participate in a sequence of bilateral and multilateral engagements.
PM Modi was obtained on the airport by France’s Training Minister Edouard Geffray, Minister of Larger Training, Analysis and Area Philippe Baptiste, French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou and Good Mayor Eric Ciotti, amongst different dignitaries.
PM Modi lands in France
“Landed in Good. Along with Good, this France go to consists of programmes in Evian and Paris. There will likely be bilateral and multilateral engagements, which will likely be geared toward bettering India’s friendships with key developmental companions,” Modi mentioned in a social media put up after his arrival.
“I look ahead to assembly President Macron tomorrow and to being at ‘Bharat Innovates’,” he added.
Throughout the first leg of the journey, Modi will maintain bilateral talks with Macron on Sunday and collectively inaugurate ‘Bharat Innovates’, an occasion bringing collectively main startups and enterprise capital funds from India, France and different international locations.
The 2 leaders are anticipated to evaluate the complete spectrum of the India-France relationship, which was elevated to a Particular International Strategic Partnership earlier this yr.
Forward of the G7 Summit, Modi mentioned India wouldn’t solely communicate for itself but additionally voice the aspirations of the International South. In his departure assertion earlier than the week-long go to to France and Slovakia, the prime minister mentioned India’s participation within the grouping mirrored the belief positioned within the nation by its companions and its rising international stature.
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Modi’s France go to
In a uncommon gesture for a visiting overseas dignitary, the Indian Tricolour was hoisted on the Metropolis Corridor, the workplace of the Mayor of Good, to mark Modi’s arrival.
The G7 Summit will likely be held in Evian on June 16 and 17.
Modi will conclude his France go to in Paris on June 18, the place he’ll attend VivaTech 2026 alongside President Macron.
VivaTech is Europe’s foremost expertise and innovation occasion, and India could have the most important nationwide pavilion at this version, underscoring the rising potential for cooperation between Indian and European innovation ecosystems.
From France, Modi will journey to Slovakia for a state go to on June 14-15. In Bratislava, he’s scheduled to carry talks with President Peter Pellegrini and Prime Minister Robert Fico and work together with enterprise leaders.
