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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives on the presidential tribune and greets India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the guest of honour, ahead of the Bastille Day parade. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron greets Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the Elysee. India figures among the world's top 5 polluting countries, but Modi has reiterated the country's commitment to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the position of other nations, after the US announced plans to pull out of the global pact. IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in France Thursday for a two-day visit where he will attend the country's Bastille Day parade and discuss major new defence deals. Modi was welcomed at Orly airport outside Paris by his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne as he stepped off his official plane to military honours, ahead of a dinner with President Emmanuel Macron. For more on Modi's state visit, FRANCE 24 is joined by Garima Mohan, Fellow with the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the Élysée Palace. The international community, meeting in Paris, is once again mobilising in support of Ukraine. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they sit down for a work lunch on the last day of the G20 summit. Macron seeks to convince Modi, who has stopped short of condemning the Russian invasion in Ukraine, that the conflict is "not a good thing". IMAGES
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