Modi and Macron held a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace on Friday. The two leaders underlined the importance of the Indo-Pacific region and the historic relationship of trust and confidence between their two countries, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Modi praised the success of India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and underlined the longstanding cooperation between France and India in the field of space. The two countries space agencies have signed new agreements. These agreements include satellite launch services and the production of a satellite to monitor the environment and the temperature of the oceans and the earth".