The Indo-Pacific trilateral would also provide a platform for Indian innovators, EAM S Jaishankar said

India and France have agreed to work towards the establishment of Indo-Pacific trilateral development cooperation that would facilitate development projects, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said after talks with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna in New Delhi on Wednesday.

"We agreed to work towards the establishment of an Indo-Pacific trilateral development cooperation that would facilitate development projects, especially in framework of International Solar Alliance," EAM Jaishankar said.

The ISA now has firmed up projects in three countries which shows the impact India and France make together in Bhutan, Papua New Guinea and Senegal, he added.

According to EAM Jaishankar, the Indo-Pacific trilateral would also provide a platform for Indian innovators and startups to demonstrate their relevance to the requirements of other societies.

EAM Jaishankar also highlighted the following points from the meeting:

  1. We are launching a scheme for the Exchange of Young Professionals in the 18-35 age group as a follow-up to our Migration and Mobility Partnership.

  2. We expect the Indo-French Campus on Health that will be taking shape to establish double degree courses to facilitate exchanges and collaboration.

  3. I welcomed France to the Raisina Forum for the Future of Diplomacy that will promote networking among young diplomats.

  4. I thanked her for making India the country of honour in the Sea Tech Week in Brest that will bring together blue economy stakeholders.

  5. We agreed to follow-up on the successful VivaTech Summit 2022 in France where India was the country of the year.

  6. We are particularly keen on the launch now of UPI and RuPay facilities.