French Junior Foreign Minister meets MoS Muraleedharan, discusses bilateral ties
New Delhi,: French Junior Foreign Minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, who is here on an official visit, met Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan and held discussions on further deepening of the Indo-French strategic partnership.
“Very productive meeting between MoS V. Muraleedharan and French MoS MEA J B Lemoyne on the further deepening of the Indo-French strategic partnership and its contribution to a more stable and sustainable world governance,” French envoy to India Alexandre Ziegler said in a tweet.
Mr Lemoyne is in Delhi to meet Indian alumni of top French Schools.
“One year after the maiden visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India, French MoS MEA conveys a strong message : You are welcome to France, like 8 000 Indian students”.
French deputy Foreign Minister is one of the first senior foreign dignitaries to visit India after the swearing in of the new government after the recent elections.
BIMSTEC leaders and nation heads had come here for swearing in of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers on May 30.
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper also visited India last week.
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