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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on December 7, 2020, with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
Prime Minister Modi conveyed to President Macron his condolences for the terror attacks in France and reiterated India’s full support to France in the fight against terrorism, extremism, and radicalism.
The leaders also discussed other bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual interest including improving the affordability and accessibility of COVID-19 vaccine, post-covid economic recovery, cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, maritime security, defence cooperation, digital economy, and cyber security, strengthening multilateralism, and climate change and biodiversity, according to a PIB release.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the depth and strength that the India-France Strategic Partnership has acquired in recent years and agreed to continue working closely together in the post-COVID era.
Prime Minister Modi expressed his wish to welcome President Macron in India after the normalisation of the public-health situation.