India and France today held the 3rd Strategic Space Dialogue and the inaugural meeting of the India-France Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue in Paris.

 

Indian Embassy in France said, the meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Martin Briens, Secretary General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. 

 

The two sides also reviewed the full range of relations between the two countries. the Embassy said, they also exchanged views of regional and global issues of mutual interest.

 

Misri arrived in Paris yesterday for the dialogues, which are aimed at expanding cooperation between the two countries, with a particular focus on resilient supply chains.

 

In September, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh met his French counterpart, Philippe Baptiste, and said that cooperation in the space sector between India and France has entered a new phase, with a focus on human spaceflight, start-ups, and a new space ecosystem.