French president Emmanuel Macron

Uttarakhand flood:French President Macron expresses solidarity with India

Macron says Iran’s nuclear decisions are ‘grave’

5:53 pm November 6, 2019

Beijing: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Iran had made “grave” decisions after Tehran took another step back from a troubled 2015 nuclear agreement with major powers. “I will have discussions in the coming days, including with the Iranians, and we must collectively draw the consequences,” Macron said at a news conference during a trip to […]

Xi, Macron back ‘irreversible’ Paris climate pact

1:39 pm November 6, 2019

Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Wednesday that the Paris climate pact is “irreversible”, after the United States formally withdrew from the accord this week. Major powers expressed regret and concern after President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of […]

French leader to raise ‘taboo’ topics in China By Jerome Rivet, with Patrick Baert in Beijing

8:38 pm November 4, 2019

Shanghai: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his hosts to keep off thorny issues such as the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Macron began his second official trip to China on Monday afternoon in the financial hub of Shanghai, where he will […]

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh receives IAF’s first Rafale fighter jet from France

9:07 pm October 8, 2019

Merignac (France) : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday formally received the Indian Air Force’s first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France. Singh attended the handover ceremony along with his French counterpart Florence Parly at aircraft maker Dassault Aviation facility in Merignac, southwestern France. The minister performed a […]

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Rajnath Singh to hold talks with French President before sortie in Rafale jet

3:03 pm October 8, 2019

Paris: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday and receive the first of the 36 Rafale aircraft in the French port city of Bordeaux, where he will perform ‘Shastra Puja’ on the occasion of Dussehra and take a sortie in the fighter jet. “Delighted to be in France. […]