'Agreed to launch India's Unified Payment Interface in France', says PM Modi

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Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 July while addressing the gathering at Élysée Palace in Paris. He also added that India has agreed to launch India's Unified Payment Interface in France. "We have agreed to launch India's Unified Payment Interface in France," PM Modi said at the Élysée Palace.

Stating that defense ties have always been the basic foundation of relations between France and India, PM Modi said, "Defence ties have always been the basic foundation of our relations. This is a symbol of the deep trust between the two nations. France is an important partner in Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat...Be it submarines or Indian Naval ships, together we want to fulfill not just ours but also the requirements of other friendly countries.." He also welcomed the long-term agreement between Indian Oil and France's Total Company to export Liquefied natural gas (LNG) saying it would help in achieving India's target of clean energy transition.

ALSO READ: PM Modi in France LIVE Updates On the India-France relationship, PM Modi said, "We are celebrating 25 years of our strategic partnership. We are making a roadmap for the next 25 years based on the strong foundation of the previous 25 years. Bold and ambitious goals are being set for this.

The people of India have taken the resolve to make ourselves a developed nation. In this journey, we see France as a natural partner." Earlier on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron conferred PM Modi with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the highest award in France. As India launched Chandrayaan-3 on Friday, PM Modi said India and France have had old and deep cooperation in the arena of space.