China: PM Modi meets French President Francois Hollande in Hangzhou

Strengthening the Strategic Partnership with France. PM @narendramodi has a quick pull aside with President Hollande pic.twitter.com/4nVA1Uqzln

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 5, 2016

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Indo-French relations received a boost in 2015 with high-level engagements and expansion of the already strong cooperation.

Prime Minister Modi paid a landmark visit to France between 9-12 April, 2015.

The two leaders held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2015.

They again met in Paris on 3 November, 2015 at the Leaders' Event of CoP-21 (21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).

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Hollande paid a three-day visit to India from 24-26 January this year. During Hollande's India visit, both countries signed an inter-governmental pact to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighters leaving the task to the negotiation committee to resolve financial issues.

- With ANI inputs