French President Nicholas Sarkozy has said his visit to India will help further boost the partnership between the two countries.
"I would like to express my delight to be here in India, having been invited as the chief guest for the Republic Day," he told reporters after being accorded an impressive ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy on Friday said his visit to India would help further boost the partnership between the two countries.
"I would like to express my delight to be here in India, having been invited as the chief guest for the Republic Day," he told reporters after being accorded an impressive ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
Image: President Pratibha Singh Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcome French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. Sarkozy is in India for a two-day visit.
Photographs: Philippe Wojazer/AFP/Getty Images
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