NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, held wide-ranging talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday to prepare for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris next week.
French President Macron’s diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, also apprised Doval about the current security situation in Paris (Twitter/FranceinIndia)
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PM Modi will be the guest of honour at the annual Bastille Day Parade to be held in Paris on July 14. Bonne also called on Modi and briefed him on progress in various areas of bilateral cooperation.
During the visit, Modi is set to hold talks with Macron on taking forward cooperation in areas ranging from defence and security to trade and investment and climate action, people familiar with the matter said.
The people said the talks between Doval and Bonne mainly centred on the continuation of the strategic dialogue between the two countries and preparations for the prime minister’s visit.
“The visit will be special as this will be the first Bastille Day Parade featuring a foreign leader in Macron’s current term,” a person said.
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It is understood that Bonne apprised Doval about the current security situation in Paris. Several French cities have been rocked by violent protests after police shot and killed a teenager near Paris last week.
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It is understood that Bonne apprised Doval about the current security situation in Paris. Several French cities have been rocked by violent protests after police shot and killed a teenager near Paris last week.
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A tri-services contingent from India has already left for France to participate in the Bastille Day Parade. Three French-made Rafale combat jets of the Indian Air Force will take part in the flypast over Champs Elysees along with French jets.
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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