Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday held a roadshow in Jaipur and also visited Jantar Mantar in the pink city. Macron is in India on a two-day visit. He will be attending the Republic Day parade in the national capital on January 26. Meanwhile, PM Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir to the French President.
PM Modi and Macron also visited a tea stall and interacted with each other over a cup of tea in Jaipur. French President Emmanuel Macron used UPI to make a payment there.
Before visiting Hawa Mahal, PM Modi and French President Macron held a roadshow in Jaipur. Earlier in the day, the French President arrived in India on a two-day state visit at the invitation of PM Modi.
The French President will be the chief guest at the 75th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi tomorrow. Macron's state visit marks France's sixth participation, the highest of any other nation, as chief guest on India's Republic Day.
He also met school students who gathered there to welcome him.On his visit to the fort, the French President was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari.
For his visit to India, Macron is being accompanied by a ministerial delegation comprising Stephane Sejourne (Europe and Foreign Affairs), Sebastien Lecornu (Armed Forces), and Rachida Dati (culture); a C-level business delegation of French majors, SMEs, and mid-caps; and other eminent personalities, including ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
French President's visit comes months after PM Modi travelled to France to attend the Bastille Day Parade as Guest of Honour on July 14, last year.