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India, France explore ways to boost cooperation in Indo-Pacific
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Last Updated: Apr 13, 2021, 08:40 PM IST
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In the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French side also decided to be part of India s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).
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The two foreign ministers held extensive talks covering all aspects of the bilateral strategic ties as well as regional and global challenges.
India and France on Tuesday explored ways to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, including under a trilateral mechanism with Australia to address emerging challenges in the maritime and space domains.
April 13, 2021
Recognise opportunities for greater collaboration in defence, health, education energy, climate change
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed ways to speed up discussions on the long-pending India-EU trade and investment agreement and opportunities for collaboration in other sectors in a bilateral meeting on Tuesday.
“In the context of the changes in a Covid-impacted world, both Ministers recognised the immense opportunities for greater collaboration in diverse sectors such as trade and investments, defence and security, health, education, research and innovation, energy and climate change,” as per an official release circulated by the Ministry of External Affairs following the bilateral talks.
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