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Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron (Macron) awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor to PM Narendra Modi. It is the highest French honor in military or civil orders. PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to receive this honour. Many leaders of the world have been honored with this honor before PM Modi. Prior to PM Modi, former South African President Nelson Mandela, the then Prince of Wales King Charles, former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, former Secretary General of the United Nations, the then Prince of Wales, former Chancellor of Germany other leaders are included.
Warm welcome for PM Modi in Paris
Let us inform that PM Modi, who reached France on a two-day visit, was warmly welcomed in Paris. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been given a guard of honor as soon as he reaches there. After this PM Modi talked to many leaders. Some agreements were also signed there. After this PM Modi addressed the Indian community in Paris. During this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned issues like UPI, Chandrayaan-3 and poverty. After this, PM Modi reached the Elysee Palace in Paris, where he had dinner with President Macron.
PM Modi mentioned decades old relations with France in his address
In his address, PM Modi also recalled his personal ties with France going back at least four decades when he became the first member of the ‘Alliance Francaise Center’ in Ahmedabad in 1981. The Prime Minister said, ‘My attachment to France is very old, and I can never forget it. About 40 years ago, a French cultural center was started in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and the first members of the same center are talking to you today. PM Modi said that India is the mother of democracy and the mother of diversity. He said, ‘This is our biggest strength. India has more than 100 languages, more than 1,000 dialects. More than 32,000 newspapers are published daily in these languages.
