India, France ties in new phase: Sushma

Paris, June 19 

India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has credited the special chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron for the new dynamism in the Indo-French relationship.

“India and France are in a new phase of their relationship. I can see a new energy between the two countries. This is due to the special chemistry that our PM Modi and French President Macron enjoy. This chemistry was very much visible during the visit of President Macron to India and it allowed us to sign a number of important agreements that will take our bilateral relationship to a new level," Swaraj said while addressing a large gathering of Indian diaspora living in France, organised at the Indian Embassy in Paris.

Swaraj left Paris on Tuesday after the completion to her maiden visit to France in her current role. She called on Macron on Monday at the Palais Elysees and later held discussions with the diplomatic adviser to the French President.  She also had discussions with her French counterpart, Jean Yves Le Drian, at the Qua' d'Orsay, the offices of the French Foreign Affairs ministry. — IANS