French President gets ceremonial reception, talks about terror and economy

French President Francois Hollande, who is in India on three-day visit, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan on second day of his visit.

Hollande is the chief guest for Republic Day celebrations.

Hollande, who was greeted by President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said India and France could cooperate against terrorism.

"Today, there are all kind of terrorist threats that are hovering around countries such as India and France and one of the main aims of my visit here is to reinforce and strengthen the cooperation against terrorism between our two countries," said Hollande.

Besides, Hollande also said that the two countries would work to improve economic relations in the field of agriculture and space.

Hollande arrived in India on Sunday and Modi broke the protocol to welcome him at Chandigarh.

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