India, France ink 14 MoUs in key sectors

India and France on Saturday signed 14 agreements in key sectors in an effort to bolster the bilateral relations between the two sides.

List of MoUs/Agreements

  1. An agreement was signed on the prevention of illicit consumption and reduction of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and chemical precursors and related offences.
  2. An agreement on India-France Migration and Mobility Partnership was signed between the two sides.
  3. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and France to facilitate mutual recognition of academic qualifications.
  4. A MoU between the Ministry of Railways and SNCF Motilities of France on technical cooperation was also signed in the field of railways.
  5. A Letter of Intent between India and France was signed for the creation of a permanent Indo-French Railways Forum.
  6. An agreement was signed between India and France regarding the provision of reciprocal logistics support between their country’s armed forces.
  7. A MoU between India and France on cooperation in the field of environment. It aims to establish a basis for the exchange of information between the Governments and technical experts of the two countries in the field of environment and climate change.
  8. An agreement between India and France was signed on the cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development.
  9. An agreement between India and France was signed regarding the exchange and reciprocal protection of classified or protected information.
  10. An Implementing arrangement between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central National D’EtudesSpatiales (CNES) was signed by India and France for pre-formulation studies of a maritime awareness mission.
  11. An industrial way forward agreement between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and EDF, France was signed by the two sides.
  12. A bilateral arrangement between India and France was signed on cooperation in the matter of hydrography and maritime cartography.
  13. A credit facility agreement between India and France of 100 million euros was signed by India and France for funding of the Smart City projects.
  14. A MoU between National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), France was signed between the two sides.