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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning left for a state visit to two countries, France and the United Arab Emirates. On the first leg of his tour, the Prime Minister will reach Paris this afternoon at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. He will be the chief guest at the Bastille Day parade tomorrow. A contingent of all the three armies of India will also take part in this parade. Before leaving, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is going to France on the invitation of his friend French President Emmanuel Macron. He said that this visit is special because he will join President Macron as a special guest at the Bastille Day celebrations, the national day of France. He said that a contingent of all the three armies of India will also take part in the Bastille Day parade. Indian Air Force aircraft will also participate in the fly past on this occasion.
Shri Modi said that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the strategic partnership between the two countries. He said that the relations between the two countries are based on trust and commitment and there is extensive cooperation between the two countries in defence, space, civil nuclear sector, maritime economy, trade, investment, education, culture and people-to-people contacts. He said that the two countries are also working together on regional and global issues. The Prime Minister said he looked forward to meeting President Macron and holding wide-ranging talks with France to take forward the 25-year-old and time-tested partnership with France. The Prime Minister said that the two countries share strong people-to-people ties in areas such as trade, investment, energy, food security, science and technology, education, fintech, defence, security and so on.