Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on a three-nation visit to France, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain today. In the first leg of his visit, Mr Modi will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and hold bilateral talks on trade, security, energy security, counter terrorism and maritime cooperation in Indo-Pacific. He will also meet French Prime Minister Eduard Charles Philippe.
Mr Modi will address an event of the Indian Community at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and inaugurate a memorial for Indian victims of two tragic air crashes of Air India flights in 1950 and 1966. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his visits to France, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will strengthen India’s relations with time-tested friends and help explore new areas of cooperation.