External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar chaired a meeting of Indian ambassadors to EU countries and appreciated their commitment to assist Indian diaspora during the Covid period.
On the first day of his visit to Paris, Jaishankar held extensive talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian covering a range of bilateral and global issues including the situation in Afghanistan and the Ukraine crisis.
Furthermore, during his address at the French Institute of International Relations on the theme of ‘How India sees France’, the Minister said, ”Through the tumult of our times, India’s relations with France have continued to move forward on a steady and clear course. It is a relationship that has been free from sudden shifts and surprises that we sometimes see in other cases.”
Jaishankar also called on the French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday where he conveyed him Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings. In a tweet, Jaishankar said that the discussions reflected the ”full spirit” of the strategic partnership between the two countries and that both sides will cooperate closely in the Indo-Pacific.