The inauguration ceremony, which was held on Wednesday, was attended by the CEO of T-Hub Hyderabad, Consul General of France in Bangalore, Thierry Berthelot, and Telengana Minister for Information and Technology, D Sridhar Babu, an official release said.
His remarks come hours after the signing of a significant memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India's premier industry association of space and satellite companies, ISpA, and GIFAS, the French Aerospace Industries Association.
The newly appointed French ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou has said the leaders of the two nations have set the course of Indo-France partnership for the next 25 years, and his role is to translate this roadmap into concrete action.
France's Ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain, on Friday thanked New Delhi, terming the country's energy, optimism, and confidence in the friendship between the two nations as "invaluable." He said India and its people have taught him so much and he will cherish his experience of serving
Pascal Cagni said that the meetings in the past 24 hours have been incredible. He called PM Modi's vision is "extremely forward-looking and ambitious."
Taking to Twitter, France's ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain said, "A warm welcome to France for the Indian Rafale jets that will soar in the skies of Paris on Friday for #BastilleDay!"
The Ambassador of France to India, Emmanuel Lenain has confirmed that all 36 Rafales have been delivered to India on time despite Covid-19, and added that people in the industry have worked extra shifts to make it happen.
India and France are working on several commercial and government-to-government agreements that may be inked during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to France.