French President Francois Hollande along with his partner Valerie Trierweiller and a high-level delegation including several key Ministers of his Cabinet, senior officials, businesspersons and media will arrive in India for a two day visit from February 14 to February 15.
Francois during his state visit will hold talks with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and other leaders on ways of enhancing the strategic partnership between the two countries.
French President will arrive in New Delhi on the morning of February 14 and will be accorded a Guard of Honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan, following which he will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.
Hollande will then hold delegation level talks with Dr Singh, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
He will also meet Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj.
On February 15, Hollande will deliver a lecture at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House.
Following that, he will honour Nobel laureate and renowned economist Amartya Sen with Commandeur de la legion d'Honneur.
Thereafter, the French President will visit Mumbai, where he will have a meeting with the Governor of Maharashtra and participate in a business conference.
This meeting is considered important for upgrading the relationship between the two countries in areas such as economic, industrial and commercial spheres.
An official press release from the Ministry of External Affairs stated, "Today our relations are growing fast in all sectors of contemporary relevance with wide ranging contacts in economic, industrial and commercial spheres. There is also increased interaction in the fields of education, science and technology, culture and lifestyle industries services. France has consistently supported India's growing role in the international fora and the two countries have regular consultations on global and regional issues of importance".
(with inputs from ANI)
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