Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs of India, and H.E. Mr. Roland Lescure, Minister of Economy, Finance, Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty of France, co-chaired the India-France Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) in Aix-en-Provence.

The dialogue is part of the ongoing strengthening of the economic relationship between India and France within their global strategic partnership. It aims to resume high-level exchanges on international outlook and bilateral cooperation.

During the dialogue, the Ministers discussed alignment on multilateral economic platforms like the G20 and Paris Club, especially in the context of India's association with France's G7 presidency.