PTI

Paris, May 5

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for house on Thursday after concluding his three-nation European tour throughout which he held a sequence of bilateral conferences to spice up ties in a variety of areas together with commerce, vitality and inexperienced expertise.

“PM @narendramodi’s 3-day, 3-nation tour was immensely productive. – Advanced trade & investment ties

– Forged new green partnerships – Promoted collaborations for innovation and skill development – Strengthened the spirit of cooperation with our European partners,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted together with an image of Modi waving earlier than boarding the airplane for departure.

In a tweet earlier, the prime minister described his go to to France as “very fruitful”.

“My visit to France was brief but a very fruitful one. President @EmmanuelMacron and I got the opportunity to discuss various subjects. I thank him and the French Government for the warm hospitality,” Modi mentioned.

Modi, who was in Paris for the ultimate leg of his tour, held in depth talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who was re-elected to the highest publish over per week again.

He mentioned with Macron problems with bilateral and mutual pursuits in addition to regional and world developments, amid Russia’s aggression in opposition to Ukraine.

Macron held a tete-a-tete with Modi earlier than the delegation-level talks on the Elysee Palace – the official residence of the French President.

Modi’s go to comes amid the Ukraine disaster, which has united a lot of Europe in opposition to Russia.

The Ukraine situation additionally figured prominently on the second India-Nordic summit attended by Prime Minister Modi and his counterparts from Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday.

Modi has mentioned that India believes no nation will emerge victorious within the Russia-Ukraine struggle as all will undergo losses and there can be a “more serious” impression on growing and poor international locations.

Modi, who arrived right here from Copenhagen, held “productive talks” along with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday and in addition attended a enterprise summit to debate financial linkages.

The second India-Nordic summit primarily targeted on post-pandemic financial restoration, local weather change, renewable vitality and the evolving world safety situation.

On the sidelines of the summit, Prime Minister Modi held separate bilateral conferences along with his counterparts from Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland.

On Monday, Modi met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin and the 2 leaders mentioned key areas of bilateral cooperation underneath the general strategic partnership, in addition to regional and world developments. He additionally addressed the Indian group in Berlin.