Bombay, May 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honor at the July 14, 2023 festivities in France. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed, in French and Indian tweets, that Prime Minister Modi will celebrate France’s National Day.
” Dear Narendra, I am delighted to welcome you to Paris as guest of honor for the July 14 Fashion Show!Macron tweeted in French, while a tweet in Hindi stated,Priya Narendra 14th July Parade ke smmaanit atithike rup mein tumhaaraa Paris me Swagat kar ke mujhe Bahut khushi hogi! which translates to “Dear Narendra, I am pleased to welcome you to Paris as guest of honor for the 14th of July Parade.” » July 14, 2023: French President Emmanuel Macron announces in Hindi that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honor on France’s National Day on July 14.
India and France have a long-standing relationship, and the bonds of friendship between Narendra Modi and Macron have taken relations to a new level. The two countries share a common vision of peace and security, particularly in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region, and adhere to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, which also form the basis of our cooperation. in the Indo-Pacific region. On several occasions, the two countries have supported each other, as in 1998 France refused to join a high-decibel chorus of Western criticism of India’s nuclear tests. July 14, 2023 Parade: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the parade in Paris as guest of honor on July 14.
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The French national holiday dates back to the French Revolution. The French Embassy in India said, “This is a moment for the French to celebrate what unites them, particularly the values ​​of ‘liberty, equality and fraternity’ – which are also contained in the preamble to the Constitution of India! »
Every Bastille Day, a special military parade takes place on the famous Champs-Elysées in Paris, not much different from the Republic Day parade on the Cartavia runway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the second Indian prime minister to be the guest of honor on July 14, after Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2009. Meanwhile, France has been the guest of honor on Republic Day five times since 1951.
This year, Indian and French troops will march side by side in the military parade in Paris. A contingent of Indian armed forces along with their French counterparts will participate in the parade.
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to France will be significant as the two countries celebrate 25 years of their strategic partnership this year. From defense to the Indo-Pacific, from space to climate and more, India and France have worked together to make their nations stronger and the world safer.
July 14th is the national holiday of France. A revolutionary day in Paris and now a national holiday, July 14th is celebrated with fervor with military parades, simple dances, and fireworks. On this day in 1789, a French revolutionary gang from the Faubourg Saint-Antoine storms the Bastille. The storming of the Bastille was a symbolic act against royal power in central Paris. This act was considered the first act of the French Revolution and quickly became an important date in the history of France.
(The above story first appeared on LastLY on May 5, 2023 at 9:13pm IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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