Emmanuel Macron (left) and Narendra Modi, during the inauguration of the Indian Consulate General, in Marseille, February 12, 2025. Christian Hartmann / AFP at the time of confrontation between the United States and China, Emmanuel Macron And Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, posted their proximity on Wednesday, February 12, their proximity and praised the partnership between their countries, a symbol according to Paris of French “independence”. Arrived Tuesday evening in the prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône and second city of France, and after a late dinner in a three-star restaurant in Cassis, the two statesmen began the day on Wednesday by a tribute to the died Indian soldiers In France during the First World War, in the Military Cemetery of Mazargues, in southern Marseille. They then inaugurated the new Consulate General of India in the Marseille city, acclaimed by a small crowd of Indian expatriates, before going to the headquarters of the World Transport Giant CMA CGM, on the port of Marseille, where the CEO From the group, Rodolphe Saadé, presented the navigation center to them from which the shipowner’s fleet is managed, highlighting the company’s links with India. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers India, future giant air transport read later in short exchanges, Emmanuel Macron estimated before his guest that Marseille “can clearly be the point of entry to the European market” as part of the project Imec, maritime and rail transport project connecting India to Europe via the Middle East, which he had described on Tuesday as “formidable catalyst”, at the end of a Franco-Indian business forum, promising ” mobilize concrete projects and investments ”. “Indopacific strategy” MM. Macron and Modi then visited the site of the experimental nuclear fusion reactor ITER, in Saint-Paul-lès-durance, adjoining the nuclear site of the CEA of Cadarache. This international project, which aims to revolutionize energy production, notably involves New Delhi. The two countries could take advantage of the visit to specify the new cooperation they intend to launch in civil nuclear power on small modular reactors (SMR). But while the Elysée had mentioned possible new projects for port, energy or civil nuclear cooperation, no announcement has been made. No more than in negotiations for several billion euros on the purchase by New Delhi of French fighter aircraft Marine version and scorpene submarines. From Marseille, Narendra Modi flew to midday for the United States, meeting the American president, Donald Trump. By taking Narendra Modi to his “City of Heart”, Emmanuel Macron once again heals his relationship with the most populous country manager on the planet, already invited to the parade of July 14 in 2023. Tuesday evening, the two men have Dinrated in a blackcurrant restaurant, after co -chaired the summit on artificial intelligence in Paris. Read also | Summit on AI in Paris: France, China and India sign for an “ethical” AI, without the United States and the United Kingdom read later “India and France are two great powers and Have a particular intimacy that is that we respect, we want to work with the United States of America, we want to work with China, but we do not want to depend on anyone, “said the French president on Sunday in a television interview. “We want to be independent,” he insisted, highlighting his “Indopacific strategy”. The memorable world test your general culture with the editorial staff of the “world” Test your general culture with the writing of “world” discover Tuesday, Narendra Modi assured that this “partnership is not limited to bilateral relations. “We are working together to find solutions to the global challenges we face” and “strengthen our cooperation in all areas,” he said. The world with AFP reuse this content
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