Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain called on Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami at the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday.
An official release termed it a courtesy call. Later, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau of Tamil Nadu and the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the presence of the Ambassador and the Chief Minister.
The MoU was aimed at establishing a framework to facilitate connections between French businesses and Tamil Nadu, enabling investments and promoting ease of doing business. Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam and senior officials were also present.
