India and France held consultations on UN Security Council & other multilateral issues in Paris

Paris: India and France held consultations on the UN Security Council and other multilateral issues on Tuesday in Paris. Both sides had an in-depth exchange of views on various thematic and country-specific issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council in keeping with the India-France strategic partnership. Both sides agreed to strengthen their ongoing cooperation at the multilateral platform on issues of mutual interest, including Counter Terrorism, UN Peacekeeping, and Reformed Multilateralism.

Both sides briefed each other



about their priorities during France and India’s upcoming Presidencies of the UNSC. France will assume the Presidency of the UNSC  in September while India will do so in December. They also held discussions on initiatives around the High-Level Week of the upcoming 77th Session of the UN General Assembly in September 2022.

Meanwhile, the Ambassador of France to India, Emmanuel Lenain in a tweet reiterated France's support for a permanent seat for India at the UNSC.