Thursday 14 February 2013

India, France sign pacts on space research, education, culture

France President Francois Hollande who is on an official visit to India is heading a high-level delegation, including six ministers and a 50-member trade delegation. For Hollande, who became president last May, this is his first bilateral state visit to Asia, and on a personal level, his first visit to India.

He will be accompanied by his companion Valerie Trierweiler — a journalist. They are the first unmarried couple to represent France.

While the two big ticket deals with France — the over $10-billion contract for the purchase of 126 Rafale fighter jets and French reactors for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant — are not ready for being inked during the visit, Hollande and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are to discuss the status of the contracts during their delegation-level talks Thursday.

http://www.firstpost.com/world/live-french-president-hollande-meets-president-pranab-625273.html

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