French President Macron to visit India in early 2023; French Minister confirms during her vital visit to India

New Delhi, Oct 19: French President Emmanuel Macron is likely to visit India in early 2023, according to a statement issued by the Department of Atomic Energy following the meeting between India's Science Minister Jitendra Singh and French Minister Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.

 

 

 

 

Accompanied by a high-level French delegation, the French minister is currently visiting India to discuss Indo-French collaboration in Nuclear Energy. Zacharopoulou called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh and discussed ways to speed up the setting up of the nuclear power reactors at the Jaitapur site in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra by joint collaboration.

 

 

 

 

 

"Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India and other French officials including Thomas Mieusset, Nuclear Counsellor joined the deliberations," the Department of Atomic Energy said in a statement. Indian govt has already accorded 'In-Principle' approval for setting up six nuclear power reactors of 1650 MW each in technical cooperation with France which would make it the largest nuclear power generating site with a total capacity of 9900 MW as part of an umbrella nuclear deal signed with France in Sept 2008.

 

According to the statement, Jitendra Singh "assured the France Minister that the technical, financial and civil nuclear liability issues will be resolved at the earliest by both the sides and well before the scheduled visit of French president Emmanuel Macron in early 2023 as announced by Chrysoula Zacharopoulou." France Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is also scheduled to visit India by the middle of December, the statement added.