(10 Mar 2018) French President Emmanuel Macron received a ceremonial guard of honour in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of formal discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other business meetings.
Macron arrived on Friday for his first visit to India to expand strategic partnership in defence, trade, maritime security, counter-terrorism and nuclear energy sectors.
He said the purpose of his visit was to "open a new era for this partnership" with India.
During his four-day visit, the two countries are expected to sign a number of agreements and will co-host the first meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative launched by the two countries on the sidelines of Paris Climate Conference in 2015.
France is the ninth largest foreign investor in India and bilateral trade between the two countries was 10.95 billion US dollars during April 2016 to March 2017, Indian External Affairs ministry said in a statement.
Macron and his wife also visited the memorial of India's independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi .
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