French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday posted a farewell video for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hindi, calling him a dear friend and added that “France loves you”.
Macron said, “Priya mitra Narendra, mujhe bahut khushi hai aap ka Nice, Evian aur Paris, daure ke liye swagat karte, France Bharat ki dosti amar rahe (Dear friend Narendra, I feel very happy to welcome you on your trip to Nice, Evian and Paris and I wish the friendship between France and India remains eternal).”
“I hope it was correct,” Macron said after delivering the lines in Hindi.
The French president also thanked PM Modi for his visit and described it as “very fruitful”, while expressing hope of meeting him again in February.
“Thank you for your visit. Thank you for our friendship. It was a very fruitful visit. France loves you. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon, in February. Jai Hind!”
PM Modi arrived in the Mediterranean city of Nice on June 13, where he inaugurated the ‘Bharat Innovates’ programme alongside Macron and also held a bilateral meeting with the French president.
He visited Slovakia on June 14-16, the first by an Indian prime minister.
Then Modi was back in France on June 16-17 — he was in the French commune of Evian-Les-Bains, for the G7 Summit, to which India was invited as a guest country.
He concluded his trip in Paris on June 18, where he addressed the Indian diaspora and visited the technology forum VivaTech 2026.
“This visit to France has been extensive when it comes to engagement and outcomes. It began in Nice, where the ‘Bharat Innovates’ programme was held, followed by Evian for G7 and then in Paris, where I addressed VivaTech 2026 and a large community programme, as well as met CEOs,” Modi said in a social media post.
“I am especially grateful to my friend President Macron, the Government and the people of France for the warmth. The India-France friendship will become even stronger in the times to come,” he added.
