Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will hold a bilateral meeting in France on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, the White House confirmed on Saturday.
The meeting between the two leaders is expected on Wednesday. They are likely to discuss several issues of mutual interests, including the India-US trade agreement.
Meanwhile, PM Modi has arrived in Nice, France for his official State visit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
“I have just landed in Nice. Beyond Nice, this visit to France includes programmes in Evian and Paris. It will be marked by bilateral and multilateral meetings, aimed at strengthening India’s bonds of friendship with its key development partners,” Prime Minister Modi said on X.
“I look forward to meeting President Macron tomorrow and being present at ‘Bharat Innovates’,” he added.
Prime Minister Modi will hold bilateral talks with French President Macron in Nice on June 14, during which the two leaders will review the full spectrum of their bilateral relationship.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two leaders will also jointly inaugurate the ‘Bharat Innovates’ event, which will bring together leading startups and venture capital funds from India, France and several other countries.
“Being held during the ‘India-France Year of Innovation’, this signature event reinforces the vibrant innovation partnership that exists between the two countries,” MEA had noted.
After concluding his France visit, Modi will be headed to Slovakia. He will be the first Indian PM to visit the country since its independence in 1993.