New Delhi, June 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed on a two-nation visit to France and Slovakia, where he is scheduled to hold high-level engagements with the leadership of both countries and participate in key international events, especially the G7 summit.

Notably, this will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia since its independence in 1993.

In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (EAM) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the significance of the visit, noting that the Prime Minister will inaugurate the 'Bharat Innovates' event in Nice, take part in the G7 Summit at Evian and attend the VivaTech event in Paris.

The post said, "Strengthening partnerships, advancing progress.PM ...