Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure.
Emmanuel Macron arrived here on Friday on a four-day visit to India. He will co-chair the founding conference of the ISA with PM Narendra Modi on Sunday.
India and France signed a deal to step up military cooperation in the Indian Ocean, aiming to counter China’s mighty shadow. Under the deal, each country will open its naval bases to warships from the other.
Agreements in the field of education, environment, urban development and railways were also signed in the presence of the two leaders.
Macron and his wife Brigitte landed at Delhi airport around 9:45pm. Their India visit coincides with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of an Indo-France strategic partnership.
An agreement on the Jaitapur nuclear power plant, which is being built with French assistance, is expected to be signed during the visit, sources here said.
About the demand by the opposition in India to disclose details of Rafale deal, Macron said: "In our alliance between Indian and France, we don't reveal some information when they are sensitive for business reasons."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold delegation-level talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on March 10.
"The two leaders had a good discussion on strengthening our strategic partnership. Modi said that he was looking forward to the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India next month," External Affairs Spokesperson tweeted.
Emmanuel Macron and Narendra Modi will be be present at the founding ceremony of the ISA due to take place here on December 8.
US President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president’s wife’s appearance on Thursday as he toured a famous Paris landmark.
President Trump hinted that there is a possibility of some new development taking place as far as the Paris accord was concerned.
Trump will take meetings at the American Ambassador's residence before being greeted in a formal welcoming ceremony by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron
World News: French President Emmanuel Macron vowed today to lift a state of emergency that has been in place since 2015.
President Emmanuel Macron's party is expected to sweep the French parliament elections and secure a clear majority of seats.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s party “The Republic On The Move” (LREM) and its ally MoDem took the lead in the first round of French legislative election on Sunday
French voters are choosing lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Sunday in a vote that is crucial for newly-elected president Emmanuel Macron.
Built between 1806 and 1836, the Arc de Triomphe stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as "Place del'Etoile, and is in honour of all those who fought for France.
Accepting an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, new French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that he will be visiting India by the end of this year.
On Terrorism, Modi said that ‘the menace is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing today’.
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