Concluding his three-day Europe tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for India. Just before his departure, he held talks with the newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron during his brief stay in Paris.
The two leaders discussed a range of bilateral issues including defence, space, civil nuclear cooperation and people-to-people relations, as well as regional and global issues.
The PM later said in a tweet, “My visit to France was brief but very fruitful. President @EmanuelMacron and I had the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics. I thank him and the French government for the warm hospitality “
During his 3-day Europe tour, PM Modi held several high-level meetings with the leadership of Germany, Denmark and France. He also engaged with the Indian diaspora in all three countries.
Day 1: Germany
PM Modi arrived in Berlin on Monday and during this he held bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He also participated in the 6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations.
A total of nine agreements were signed between India and Germany, including a Joint Declaration on Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (JDI), under which Germany would make an advance commitment of 10 billion euros of new and additional development assistance to India by 2030. Agreed. ,
Day 2: Denmark
On the second day of his visit, he arrived in Copenhagen, held talks with his Danish counterpart Mette Fredriksen and discussed bilateral issues including cooperation on trade and environmental action between the two countries.
Several agreements were formally signed between the two countries including Declaration of Intent (DOI) on Migration and Mobility, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of skill development, vocational education and entrepreneurship and launch of energy policy. Ministerial level talks between the two countries
Day 3: India-Nordic Summit
On the third day, PM Modi attended the second India-Nordic summit with the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Denmark.
During the summit, the Prime Ministers resolved to continue deepening cooperation between the Nordic countries and India, and focused their discussions on key issues related to international peace and security, including conflict in Ukraine, multilateral cooperation, the green transition and climate. changes are included. Economy, innovation and digitization.