PM Modi thanks French President Macron for medical aid in fight against Covid-19

In a telephonic conversation on Wednesday, PM Modi thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for the assistance rendered by France to India's Covid response.

In a telephonic conversation on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for the assistance rendered by France to India in battling the deadly second wave of coronavirus in the country. Spoke to my dear friend President @EmmanuelMacron. I thanked him for France’s prompt assistance to India’s COVID-19 response. We also discussed bilateral, regional and global issues, including cooperation in climate action and Indo-Pacific. At the start of this month, France announced support for India in the form of 8 medical oxygen generators, manufactured by French firm SME, aimed at making Indian hospitals self-sufficient in oxygen supply for ten years. The European nation also sent across liquid medical oxygen containers, as well as 28 ventilators and 200 electric syringe pumps. Tweeting about the phone call with President Macron, Prime Minister Modi said, "Spoke to my dear friend, President @emmanuelmacron. I thanked him for France's prompt assistance to India's Covid-19 response. We also discussed bilateral, regional and global issues, including cooperation in climate action and Indo-Pacific."