New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the positive outcomes of the recently concluded India-EU Leaders meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron over phone on Wednesday.

India and the EU had on May 8^th announced their decision to resume negotiations for a balanced and comprehensive trade agreement after a gap of eight years and unveiled an ambitious connectivity partnership, during a virtual meeting between Prime Minister Modi and leaders of 27 member nations of the bloc.

PMO in a statement said that Modi and Emmanuel conversations, agreed that the announcements regarding resumption of negotiations for balanced and comprehensive free trade and investment agreements, and India-EU Connectivity Partnership were welcome steps.

Modi thanked Macron for the assistance rendered by France to India’s Covid response. Modi and Emmanuel expressed satisfaction at the depth and strength that the India-France Strategic Partnership has acquired in recent years and agreed to continue working closely together in the post-Covid – 19 situations. Prime Minister Modi also reiterated his invitation to President Macron to visit India as soon as conditions permit, the statement said.