New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from July 13-15, 2023.
Prime Minister Modi will visit Paris from July 13-14 at the invitation of Emmanuel Macron, President of France. The Prime Minister will be the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade on July 14, where a tri-services Indian armed forces contingent would be participating, the Prime Minister's Office said in a media statement.
It further said that Prime Minister Modi will hold formal talks with President Macron. President Macron will host a state banquet as well as a private dinner in honour of Prime Minister Modi, the statement added.
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During his visit to France, PM Modi is also scheduled to meet the country's Prime Minister as well as the Presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly of France. He will separately interact with the Indian diaspora in France, CEOs of Indian and French companies, and prominent French personalities.
The statement said that 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the India–France Strategic Partnership and the Prime Minister’s visit will provide an opportunity to chart the course of the partnership for the future across diverse sectors such as strategic, cultural, scientific, academic, and economic cooperation.
On July 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Abu Dhabi and hold talks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fifth visit to the Gulf country since assuming office in 2014. In the past, the Prime Minister visited the UAE, where a lot of Indians reside, in June 2022, August 2019, February 2018, and August 2015.
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