Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman undertook a four-day visit to France from July 1-4, 2026. She participated in the India-EU Economic and Finance Dialogue (EFD) in Aix-en-Provence and held bilateral talks with French Economy Minister Roland Lescure. Sitharaman also visited the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project at Cadarache, France — India is one of ITER's seven founding members (along with EU, USA, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea). Key discussion topics: critical minerals, green technology financing, India-EU sustainable finance frameworks, InvITs, and tech investments.
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FM Sitharaman's France Visit (July 1-4): India-EU Finance Dialogue in Aix-en-Provence; Visits ITER Nuclear Fusion Project
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- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman undertook a four-day visit to France from July 1-4, 2026
- She participated in the India-EU Economic and Finance Dialogue (EFD) in Aix-en-Provence and held bilateral talks with French Economy Minister Roland Lescure
- Sitharaman also visited the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project at Cadarache, France — India is one of ITER's seven founding members (along with EU, USA, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea)
- Key discussion topics: critical minerals, green technology financing, India-EU sustainable finance frameworks, InvITs, and tech investments
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• FM Sitharaman: France visit July 1-4, 2026; India-EU EFD, Aix-en-Provence; ITER visit • French Economy Minister: Roland Lescure; topics: critical minerals, green financing, InvITs • ITER: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; Cadarache, France; 7 founding members • India-France: Special Strategic Global Partnership; Horizon 2047 roadmap
