Published 15:33 IST, August 23rd 2019
PM Modi coins new term in UNESCO address, here's what 'Infra' means
PM Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the Indian diaspora in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. He called the friendship between India and France as Ãnfra'.
PM Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the Indian diaspora in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Speaking about the bilateral ties between India and France he coined an interesting term, much to the amusement of the audience.
Read his comment on India-France ties below:
"These days we speak of next-generation, 21st-century infrastructure. But here, my meaning of 'infra' is different. My 'infra' means In - India, Fra - France. In + Fra means India-France alliance," he said. He also spoke about Ganeshotsav in his address.
Watch the video where he speaks about India and France below:
Earlier on Friday, MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also took to Twitter and shared pictures of PM Modi's meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, ahead of their bilateral meeting at the Château de Chantilly. In the pictures, PM Narendra Modi and Emmanuel Macron can be seen hugging and taking a stroll around one of the finest jewels of French cultural heritage in a series of tweets by the MEA's Twitter account. Later, UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay welcomed PM Narendra Modi warmly on Friday at the UNESCO HQ. He was welcomed in a traditional Indian manner.
Indians love France's football team, says PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi compared the craze of Indian football fans to that of France's in order to explain the strong bond between the two countries, as he addressed the audience at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France on Friday. PM Narendra Modi arrived in France on the first leg of his three-nation tour on Thursday. Upon arriving in France, PM Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron and held a bilateral meeting with him at the Château de Chantilly. "France and India are very closely related. When France won the World Cup, football fans in India were more excited and happy for France's victory. In fact, I think the number of football fans for France is more in India than in France itself", said PM Modi, as he was greeted with thunderous applause as soon as the comparison was made.
Updated 16:30 IST, August 23rd 2019