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PM Modi will embark on a 3-day to France, where he will co-chair the AI Action Summit with French President Macron. He will also meet US President Trump in Washington to discuss bilateral issues.
PM Modi departs for his two-nation visit to France and the US. (MEA)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday issued a statement ahead of his departure for France and the United States, saying that he will work with both French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump to shape a better future for the world.
PM Modi left for a three-day visit to France, which will be followed by a two-day visit to the US on February 12 to hold wide-ranging talks with Trump. This will be his first official visit to the US since Trump started his second term as President on January 20.
#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for France to co-chair the AI Action Summit.From France, PM Modi will proceed on a two-day visit to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/oxElBtrIDY
— ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2025
After concluding his visit to France, PM Modi will travel to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump. “I look forward to meeting my friend, President Trump. Although this will be our first meeting following his historic electoral victory and inauguration in January, I have a very warm recollection of working together in his first term in building a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership between India and the US,” he said.
“This visit will be an opportunity to build upon the successes of our collaboration in his first term and develop an agenda to further elevate and deepen our partnership, including in the areas of technology, trade, defence, energy, and supply chain resilience. We will work together for the mutual benefit of the people of our two countries and shape a better future for the world,” the PM added.
In Washington DC, I look forward to meeting @POTUS @realDonaldTrump. This visit will further cement India-USA friendship and boost ties in diverse sectors. I warmly recall working with President Trump during his first term and I am sure our talks will build on the ground covered…— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 10, 2025
Last month, Trump said PM Modi would visit the White House in February, making the latter one of the first world leaders to visit Washington after the US President’s inauguration. Trump emphasised that “we had a very good relationship with India.”
Trump also told reporters that PM Modi “will do what’s right” when it comes to taking back Indian immigrants who came to the US illegally. This came after the Trump administration deported 104 Indian immigrants living illegally in the United States last week.
PM Modi’s Visit To The US
Before his US stop, PM Modi will be in France from Monday where he will co-chair the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit with the French leader. Modi will arrive in Paris today and will, that evening, attend a dinner hosted by President Macron at the Élysée Palace in honour of visiting Heads of Government and State.
“At the invitation of President Macron, I will be visiting France from 10 to 12 February. In Paris, I look forward to co-chairing the AI Action Summit, a gathering of the world leaders and global tech CEOs, where we will exchange views on collaborative approach to AI technology for innovation and larger public good in an inclusive, secure and trustworthy manner,” he said in a statement.
In his statement, PM Modi said the bilateral segment of his visit will provide an opportunity to review the progress on 2047 Horizon Roadmap for India-France strategic partnership with Macron. “We will also travel to the historic French city of Marseille to inaugurate the first Indian Consulate in France and also visit the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project, in which India is a member of the consortium of partner countries including France, to harness energy for the global good,” he added.
The Prime Minister will also pay tribute to the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during World Wars I and II at the Mazargues War Cemetery. PM Modi and President Macron will hold discussions in both the restricted and delegation level talks format.
