By Our special Correspondent
PM Modi, who arrived in Paris from Denmark on the final leg of his three-nation Europe tour, will hold extensive talks with Macron, who was re-elected to the top post over a week back. His visit comes amid the Ukraine crisis, which has united much of Europe against Russia.
PM Modi arrived here on Wednesday on the final leg of his three-nation European tour. During his visit, Modi will discuss issues of bilateral and mutual interests with "one of India’s strongest partners."
The two leaders are also expected to discuss how to ensure cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and mitigate the global economic consequences of this conflict. Another focus area of the talks would be to untidily deal with the challenges in the Indo-Pacific.
The Ukraine issue also figured prominently at the second India-Nordic summit attended by Prime Minister Modi and his counterparts from Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday. PM Modi has said that India believes no country would emerge victorious in the Russia-Ukraine war as all will suffer losses and there will be a "more serious" impact on developing and poor countries.
His visit comes during the French Presidency of the European Union. It also coincides with the 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and France after Modi’s fifth visit to France. This is August 2019, June 2017, November 2015 and April 2015. President Macron visited in India in March 2018.
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