PM Modi calls President Macron to discuss French wildfires and global food security

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 PM Modi said the two leaders agreed to work closely together to meet global  food and energy security challenges. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he met with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to convey India's solidarity with France in dealing with the devastating bushfires. Modi also said the two leaders had agreed to work closely together to meet global  food and energy security challenges. 

 “I spoke today with my friend, President Emmanuel Macron, who brokered solidarity between India and France to deal with  devastating forest fires. We discussed  cooperation between countries and other issues of global and regional importance," Modi tweeted. 


            "President Emmanuel Macron and I have also agreed to work closely together to address the challenges of global food and energy security," Modi added. 

 I spoke with my friend President @EmmanuelMacron today. Brokered solidarity between India and France to deal with  devastating forest fires. We discussed ongoing bilateral cooperation within the framework of the India-France Strategic Partnership and other issues of global and regional importance. 

 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2022 

 The leaders reviewed ongoing bilateral initiatives such as defense cooperation projects and  civil nuclear energy cooperation, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). 

 “The two leaders expressed their satisfaction with the depth and strength of the strategic partnership between India and France that  has been achieved in recent years and agreed to continue to work closely  to expand the relationship into new areas of cooperation.” 

 France is battling a 'monster' wildfire that has forced thousands from their homes. Wildfires erupted in Europe this summer  as heat waves heated the continent and sparked renewed concern about climate change. 

 Earlier in the day, in a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron stressed concerns about the risks to the country's nuclear facilities,  the French president's office said. 

 Recent attention has focused  on shelling near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Both sides blame each other for the risk of Russia seizing Europe's largest nuclear facility, even though it was run by Ukrainian engineers.

Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India

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