French President Emmanuel Macron today called on India to support the idea of halting military attacks targeting civilians and infrastructure in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
"We could join forces to support the establishment of an immediate and permanent moratorium on strikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure," Macron told reporters after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi said India will continue to advocate for peaceful resolution of ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Eastern Europe.
Macron further said that Franco-Indian relations are in a phase of acceleration in response to the changing international order.
"We have a special global strategic partnership, which gives new ambitions to ties between India and France," said Macron, who listed the space industry, nuclear energy, rare ores and minerals, aeronautics and high-speed trains as key sectors for partnership with India.
Macron is in India where the World Summit on Artificial Intelligence is underway.
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