French President Emmanuel Macron to visit India from Feb 17 to 19

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting, at the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan

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New Delhi (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron will undertake a three-day visit to India beginning February 17, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.

Macron will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides attending the AI Impact summit.

Both the leaders will hold discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, the MEA said.

In addition, the leaders will discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, it said.

Modi and Macron will also be in Mumbai to jointly inaugurate the 'India-France Year of Innovation', the MEA said in a statement.

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