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Foreign Secretary Shri. Vikram Misri will visit Paris and Berlin from 12-14 April 2026.

2. In Paris, the Foreign Secretary will co-chair the India-France Foreign Office Consultations along with Mr. Martin Briens, the Secretary General of French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hold discussions on a wide range of issues, including defence, civil nuclear energy, space, cyber and digital, AI, innovation, and initiatives fostering people-to-people exchanges and cultural ties, in addition to latest global and regional developments.

3. In Berlin, the Foreign Secretary will co-chair the India-Germany Foreign Office Consultations alongside Dr. Géza Andreas von Geyr, State Secretary of the German Foreign Office. The discussions would cover diverse domains of bilateral co-operation including trade and investments, defence and security, technology, green energy, development co-operation, education and people-to-people ties as well as global and regional matters of mutual interest.

4. The Foreign Secretary is also expected to meet other dignitaries and senior government officials in both places.

5. The visit follows the visits of German Chancellor H.E. Mr. Friedrich Merz, and French President H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron to India in January and February 2026 respectively and is in keeping with the regular high-level exchanges between India and Europe. It will provide an opportunity to review the full spectrum of India’s bilateral relations with both countries and advance ongoing cooperation across key priority areas.

New Delhi
April 11, 2026