French president Emmanuel Macron, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo credit: Reuters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in France on the night of February 10 at a three -day visit for co -chair of the Artificial Intelligence Action (AI) Summit together with French President Emmanuel Macron and for bilateral conversations.
Mr. Modi will attend a VVIP summit dinner on the night of February 10. AI’s action summit is scheduled for the morning of February 11, according to diplomatic sources.
The bilateral component of the visit will begin in the second half of February 11 with a round table of the CEO chaired by Mr. Modi and Mr. Macron.
Then, Mr. Modi will travel south of France to Marseille, where India will open a consulate and bilateral conversations take place followed by a private dinner. The visit of Mr. Modi will continue on February 12 and later on the day he will go to the US.
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During the visit, important advertisements are expected in defense, small modular reactors (SMR) and aircraft maintenance, repair and review (MRO). Both parties will also adopt a France-Indian road map in AI, according to diplomatic sources.
Previously, Mr. Macron, in an ad, said: “France will be the host from February 11 to 12, the AI summit, a summit for action. This summit will allow us to have an international discussion about artificial intelligence. Prime Minister Modi will be there immediately after his state visit to our country, and this will allow us as well as with the Gulf States, “.
Published – February 7, 2025 01:01 PM IST