Jaishankar To Visit France, Luxembourg; To Address French Ambassadors’ Meet As Guest Of Honour

Last Updated:January 04, 2026, 5:10 PM IST

Jaishankar will meet the French leadership in Paris and hold talks with his counterpart Jean Noel Barrot, as well as address the 31st edition of the French Ambassador’s Conference.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to France and Luxembourg from Sunday till January 10. He will meet the French leadership in Paris and hold talks with his counterpart Jean Noel Barrot, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

The two ministers will discuss the progress made under the India-France Strategic Partnership and matters of global importance. Jaishankar will also address the 31st edition of the French Ambassador’s Conference as the Guest of Honour, as per the MEA.

Jaishankar’s visit to France came months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the country in February, during which he co-chaired the AI Action Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and held bilateral talks with him.

After concluding his trip to France, the EAM will visit Luxembourg, where he will hold discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister and his counterpart, Xavier Bettel, of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, as well as with the senior leadership of Luxembourg. He will also interact with members of the Indian Community in Luxembourg.

This came days after Jaishankar’s visit to Bangladesh to attend the funeral of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who passed away last month at the age of 80. Jaishankar’s visit to Dhaka assumed significance amid straining ties between India and Bangladesh since the 2024 uprising that caused the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s regime.

Prior to that, Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka and met PM Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo, where he reaffirmed India’s commitment to support the island nation’s rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, which killed several people.

Jaishankar also embarked on a two-day trip to Israel in December, where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries. Netanyahu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke recently over the phone, after which the Israeli leader said the two would be “meeting very soon”.

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