France confirmed that India will be hosting the next AI summit after PM Modi expressed interest. India also assured France of full support for its initiatives on AI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his bilateral visit to France and departed for Washington on Wednesday to meet US President Donald Trump. He thanked France for a “productive visit” that touched upon multiple domains of bilateral cooperation including AI, commerce, energy and cultural linkages. In his address at the AI Action Summit in Paris, PM Modi called for investment in skilling and reskilling people for an artificial intelligence (AI)- driven future. He also asserted that governance is about ensuring access to everyone, especially in the Global South.
The prime minister also spoke at the India-France CEO Forum in Paris where he encouraged partnerships between businesses in the two countries.
PM Modi France visit | Key highlights
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron lay a wreath at the Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseille and pay homage to the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during World Wars I and II.
- Modi and Macron visited Cadarache, the site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a high-science nuclear fusion project.
