Paris, June 18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Delhi on Thursday evening after completing his six-day official tour of France and Slovakia. Expressing his gratitude to French President Emmanuel Macron, the government and the people of France for this beneficial visit, PM Modi said that the friendship between India and France will become stronger in the future.
‘France tour was comprehensive in terms of engagement and results’
PM Modi wrote in a post on social media platform It started with Nice, where the India Innovates program was held, then to Evian for the G7 and then to Paris for VivaTech 2026 and addressed a big community event where I also met CEOs. I am especially thankful to my friend President Macron, the government and the people of France for this warmth. India-France friendship will become even stronger in the coming times.
This visit to France has been extensive when it comes to engagement and outcomes. It began in Nice, where the Bharat Innovates program was held, followed by Evian for G7 and then in Paris, where I addressed VivaTech 2026 and a large community programme, as well as met CEOs.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2026
Before this, French President Emmanuel Macron bid farewell to PM Modi warmly. Macron told PM Modi, ‘It means a lot to me to spend these days with you in Nice, Evian and Paris.’ In response to this, PM Modi said, ‘Now you will have to fulfill your promise. You have to come to India in February and take some more time. President Macron said, ‘In February I promised that I would come only for you. Thank you, take care. After this both the leaders hugged each other warmly and thanked each other.
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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 18, 2026
Earlier on Thursday, Macron had also recorded a special farewell video message in Hindi for PM Modi, in which the wonderful friendship between the two leaders was clearly visible. Macron said in Hindi, ‘Dear friend Narendra, I am very happy that you came to Nice, Evian and Paris. It is a great pleasure to welcome you here. Long live the friendship between India and France.
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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 18, 2026
After this, while talking about their friendship in English, he said, ‘I hope my Hindi was correct, but my dear Prime Minister, I want to thank you very much for your friendship. France loves you. I am very glad that you came here with many of your friends before returning to Delhi. I will come to India to meet you next February, but you are my true friend. We love you. Take care of yourself.
PM Modi had reached Nice for an official visit on the invitation of President Macron. After completing his visit to Slovakia, PM Modi reached Evian for the G-7 summit and later attended the Viva Technology (Paris VivaTech) conference held in Paris.
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