India and France adopted a road map for cooperation at AI and concluded nine other agreements, including three to boost civil nuclear cooperation, since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron held bilateral conversations, reaffirming their strong commitment to the Strategic association between the two countries.
Among the main conclusions was an agreement to develop and produce jointly advanced and small modular reactors That could have the key to boosting the energy intensive industry in both countries. The heads of state discussed the situation of Western Asia and the Ukraine War and improved their Indo-Pacific Association with a pact for triangular cooperation to promote sustainable development in third countries of the region.
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Four of the signed agreements were in areas related to technology and innovation. Although the leaders did not address the media, they recognized in a joint statement of civil nuclear ties of India and cooperation efforts on peaceful uses of nuclear energy, especially in relation to the energy plant project Jaitapur nuclear. They welcomed the Association to Codiseñar, develop codes and co -produce advanced modular reactors (AMR) and small modular reactors (SMR). India has been in contact with the United States, Russia and France in recent years to jointly develop technology and it is likely that the problem will also appear in Modi’s commitments in the United States on Thursday.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that cooperation in SMR and AMR was also important for AI, remembering the comment of the Chief of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol that the AI essentially means electricity. “And the amount of electricity that will be needed, if it will be sustainable, then it has to be something like energy with energy. And that is the area in which SMRS and AMrs can play a key role. It can also help us address complications in conventional projects, ”said Misri.
The leaders also agreed to work closely in the implementation of the initiative of the East-Europe corridor (IMEEC) of India. In this sense, they recognized the strategic location of Marseille in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the joint statement.
Modi and Macron underlined their common commitment to a free, open, inclusive, safe and peaceful indoor region, where France is a resident power. On trilateral cooperation in the region, MISRI said that the choice of projects will be promoted by the host countries. “These are initiatives promoted by the demand and not initiatives promoted by the offer. And we believe that it is important for us to provide options to countries, among our partners, with respect to development cooperation. And I think India and France have a certain alignment when thinking about this type of cooperation, ”he said.
He also focused on the development of skills and vocational education, since Modi and Macron welcomed the operationalization of the scheme of young professionals (YPS), under the migration and mobility association agreement of India-France (MMPA) , which is expected to facilitate the bidirectional mobility of the mobility of bidirectional youth and professionals.
France reiterated its firm support for the permanent membership of India in the UN Security Council, since Modi and Macron emphasized the urgent need for the reform of the Council. “The two leaders agreed to strengthen conversations about the regulation of the use of the veto in case of massive atrocities. They made broad discussions about long -term global challenges and current international developments and agreed to intensify their global and regional participation, even through multilateral initiatives and institutions, ”said the joint statement.
France joined India to unequivocally condemn all forms of terrorism, including, important for India, cross -border terrorism, and requested the interruption of terrorism financing networks and safe shelters.
“In addition, they agreed that no country should provide safe refuge to those who finance, plan, support or commit terrorist acts. The leaders also requested a concerted action against all terrorists, even through the designations of people affiliated with groups that appear in the list of sanctions committee of the UN Security Council, “said the joint statement.
