The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, including in trade, defence, clean energy, India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), culture and people-to-people ties.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he is in touch with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel, and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand regarding the Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met French President Emmanuel Macron, conveyed PM Modi's greetings, and thanked France for supporting India's fight against terrorism. He said their talks reflected the strong trust and ambition in the India-France Strategic Partnership.
"Somewhere Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems but the world's problems are not Europe's problems. That if it is you, it's yours, if it is me, it is ours. I see reflections of that," Jaishankar had said this when India was pressed to take a r
Jaishankar expressed optimism about the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), saying that discussions have been positive and that the agreement is "within sight" of being finalised by the end of the year.