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The Ambassador of France successful India Thierry Mathou, who volition scope Puducherry connected November 11, is scheduled to prosecute crossed fields of circular economy, mobility, energy, education, and culture, underscoring the vitality of the Indo-French practice successful confederate India.
A property enactment from the Consulate said the events during the four-day sojourn to the south, which besides includes assorted engagements successful Chennai, volition people a reaffirmation of the deep-rooted concern and shared values betwixt France and India.
The Ambassador volition laic a wreath astatine the War Memorial successful Puducherry during the Remembrance Day ceremonial connected November 11, marking the day of the signing of the Armistice successful 1918 that sealed the extremity of World War I, arsenic a symbolic tribute to the courageousness and sacrifice of soldiers and civilians. The pursuing day, helium volition articulation a remembrance ceremonial astatine Karaikal.
The Ambassador volition beryllium accompanied by Sophie Briante Guillemont, French Senator for French citizens surviving abroad, Etienne Rolland-Piegue, the Consul General of France successful Pondicherry and Chennai, and representatives of the French community.
Later, Mr. Mathou volition besides rise a toast successful the representation of those who fought for France and to the enduring Indo-French relationship astatine the Foyer du Soldat (legion hallway for retired soldiers who fought for France).
His authoritative engagements see meetings with Lieutenant-Governor K. Kailashnathan, and the Minister of Tourism K. Lakshminarayanan. The discussions volition absorption connected shared priorities successful education, practice preservation, municipality development, and sustainable tourism. These exchanges purpose to deepen practice successful promoting Puducherry’s unsocial taste and architectural bequest portion advancing eco-friendly tourism models, the property enactment said.
The Ambassador volition sojourn the Lycée Français International de Pondichéry (LFIP) with Senator Sophie Briante Guillemont, wherever helium volition conscionable the Principal, Brahim Oualli and team, the Alliance Française de Pondichéry Director Laurent Jalicous and others, and the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), wherever Director Renaud Colson volition showcase the Institute’s probe and archival collections.
On November 14, Mr. Mathou volition beryllium successful Yanam to conscionable the Regional Administrator, sojourn the historical cemetery and church, and interact with the French community. Also connected docket are interactions with the students astatine Mahatma Gandhi High School, Rajiv Gandhi School, and The Regency High School, to promote them to larn French arsenic a connection of accidental and culture. The Ambassador volition besides enactment successful the signing ceremonial of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betwixt the Alliance Française de Pondichéry and the 3 schools successful Yanam to fortify French connection education, and motorboat a French Film Festival astatine Yanam, the Consulate said.
