Hours after announcing medical aids to help India as a part of France’s massive solidarity mission, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday shared a message of solidarity on Facebook in Hindi.
“No one is untouched by the pandemic we are going through. We know that India is going through a difficult period. France and India have always been united and we are ready to provide our support,” read the post. “Solidarity is at the heart of our nation. It is at the centre of friendship between our countries. We will win together,” Macron wrote.
Macron’s post comes hours after the French government announced that it is sending to India oxygen generators, liquid oxygen containers, ventilators and other medical supplies by air and sea to support the country as it continue to grapple with the lethal attack of second wave of coronavirus pandemic.
“France and India have always stood by each other’s side in difficult times. This solidarity is at the core of our strategic partnership and the friendship between the Indian and the French peoples,” the French government said in a statement.
“At the request of the President of the French Republic, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is fully mobilised to carry out an exceptional solidarity mission in support of the Indian people, who have been severely affected by the COVID-19 epidemic,” the ministry said.
“Coordinated by the ministry’s Crisis and Support Centre and carried out by the Embassy of France in India, the mission will involve shipping by air and sea freight by the end of this week,” it said in a statement.
The US, Germany, Britain, Australia, Singapore, Israel and several other countries as well as the World Health Organisation and the European Union have also announced urgent medical assistance to India as the country puts up a fight against covid-19 pandemic.
