India, Feb. 12 -- Indian PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron reached the French city of Marseille where a new Indian consulate will be inaugurated on Wednesday.

After reaching the French city, he wrote on X: "President Macron and I reached Marseille a short while ago. This visit will witness important programmes aimed at further connecting India and France."

He said the new consulate will increase people-to-people linkages between the two countries.

During his visit, Modi will also pay homage to the Indian soldiers martyred in First and Second World Wars.

After reaching the French city, Modi remembered freedom fighter Veer Savarkar who had attempted a courageous escape from British custody in Marseille.

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