IANS | 24 Feb, 2023
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met her French counterpart
Bruno Le Maire on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 finance ministers
and central bank governors (FMCBG) meeting in Bengaluru.
Both
the leaders agreed to extend the growing economic cooperation between
the two countries to new areas like renewable energy, infrastructure and
green cities.
The ongoing problems due to debt vulnerabilities
of several nations also featured during the discussion between the two
leaders.
Le Maire thanked Sitharaman for the recently concluded Tata-Airbus landmark deal.
Earlier in the day, Sitharaman and RBI governor Shaktikanta Das helmed the proceedings on the first day of the FMCBG meeting.