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Modi, Macron vow to fight climate change
India and France on Saturday pledged to fight climate change and terrorism jointly as Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed them as two big threats to humanity. Modi exhorted the world to fight these menaces united.
India, France unite to tackle terrorism
​Paris: India and France on Saturday pledged to fight climate change and terrorism jointly as Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed them as two big threats to humanity. Modi exhorted the world to fight these menaces united.
"Terrorism is visible and affects the entire world, including France and India. The world needs to be united to defeat it," the Prime Minister said in a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace in Paris.
Terming the Paris Agreement as "article of faith" and a "shared legacy of the world", Modi said, "We must leave legacy of clean environment for generations to come. It will benefit the future generations as well as us. This (Paris Agreement) is an article of faith"Macron also acknowledged that the menace of "terrorism has been striking India and France in different ways" and added that both the nations have pledged to work in defence cooperation, maritime security and intelligence.
"France will stand by India in matters of terrorism," said Macron.The French President also said that France is committed to fight against the climate change. He asserted that Paris is working on an action plan, both within and outside the climate deal framework.
Modi, whose country is the world's third-biggest emissions generator, said in Russia on Friday that he would continue to back the deal and Macron has said the 2015 Paris agreement is irreversible despite US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw. "We are both convinced that our countries have to do a lot for the ecological and environmental transition and the fight against global warming," Macron said, adding that France would go above and beyond its Paris agreement commitments.
