New Delhi, Mar 11 (KNN) Franck Riester, French Minister for Foreign Trade who is on a two day visit to India from March 10-11. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met Franck in the national capital and reviewed ways of boosting trade and investment ties between France and India.

Taking to Twitter, French Ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain said that both the ministers also discussed cooperation on reforming world trade and reshaping supply chains post COVID-19 pandemic.

He is also scheduled to visit Bengaluru. In Bengaluru, Riester will visit Dassault Systemes, a 3DEXPERIENCE company that provides businesses and people with collaborative 3D virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations.

He will also visit the Indian company CENTUM Electronics, which has offices in France, providing precision microelectronics that are critical for applications in many sectors, including aerospace and defence.

Riester will wind up his tour with meeting representatives from French and Indian tech ecosystems, brought together by the French Tech in Bangalore, which creates global connections for innovation. 

In October 2021, India-France bilateral trade stood at USD 1.61 billion. Indian exports to France stood at USD 817 million. French exports to India stood at USD 794 million. (KNN Bureau)