New Delhi, April 23 -- As India and France continue to bolster their bilateral ties, New Delhi on Thursday welcomed the operationalisation of visa-free transit for Indian nationals transiting via French airports.

Speaking at the weekly press briefing in the national capital, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the discussion for the removal of the transit visa requirement for Indian passport holders was agreed during the meeting between PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai earlier this year.

Jaiswal said, "The government of France has now operationalised this agreement, and Indian nationals transiting through mainland France exclusively by air will no longer need a transit visa wit...