Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the French city of Nice on Saturday night. He was accorded a warm welcome by senior French dignitaries, including Minister of Education Édouard Geffray, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space Philippe Baptiste, Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture Secretary General Patrick Amoussou Adeble, French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou, Nice Mayor Éric Ciotti, and Deputy Director of State Protocol Benoît Schneider. Prime Minister Modi was given a rousing welcome by the Indian community in Nice.
Landed in Nice. In addition to Nice, this France visit includes programmes in Evian and Paris. There will be bilateral and multilateral engagements, which will be aimed at improving India’s friendships with key developmental partners.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 13, 2026
I look forward to meeting President Macron… pic.twitter.com/ipZLlu4Usl
The visit to France, being undertaken at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, will see the two leaders hold bilateral talks and jointly inaugurate the ‘Bharat Innovates’ event in Nice on June 14.
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