France invites India to join EU operations in Persian Gulf
France invites India: France has invited India to join forces with the European Union’s naval monitoring mission in the Persian Gulf.
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France and India held discussions on wide-ranging bilateral and global issues.
French ambassador had said France was eager to work with India to uphold international law, fight terror and defend multilateralism while welcoming India’s stint at the UN Security Council.
After holding the third round of strategic dialogue with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, French President’s Diplomatic Adviser Emmanuel Bonne said, “The EU has operations and China is also developing influence in the region. India is invited to join us in this monitoring mission by bringing capacities. This will be an occasion to demonstrate convergence and the capacity to operate together,”
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The conversation with Doval was about defence and security relationships.
The two discussed whether certain elements of the Quad naval exercises could be coordinated with the French navy.
Bonne said, The intention is that “we want China to accept certain rules, be less aggressive… If China does not play the game by our rules, it allows us to say it and draw certain consequences,”
Adding, “We should not counter China but compel China to walk in same framework as us,”
-PTC News
