Mumbai/Paris, June 4: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed his heartfelt condolences and his full solidarity with the kin of Cyclone Amphan victims in India. He also offered to extend any support that India might consider necessary to come to the aid of those directly affected.

The French diplomatic sources stated, as quoted by news agency ANI, "In the aftermath of #CycloneAmphan in India, France President Emmanuel Macron wrote to to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On behalf of the French people, President Macron conveyed his heartfelt condolences and his full solidarity." Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Holds Telephonic Talks With French Counterpart Florence Parly, Discuss on Timely Delivery of Rafale Aircraft Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Adding more, the French diplomatic sources said, "President Macron has offered to extend any support that India might consider necessary to come to the aid of those directly affected." Apart from this, the sources also claim that French Development Agency has finished finalising a concessional loan of 200 million euros, which will bolster the World Bank in providing additional social protection to the most vulnerable in India.

Here's what the French Diplomatic sources said:

Among other things, the French diplomatic sources said include President Macron's underscoring the importance of cooperation between India and France at multilateral level, and support that India will be in a position to extend to France’s actions initiated under G20 and to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator initiative.

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