The ministry of external affairs holds a presser ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tri-nation visit to France, Germany and Canada tomorrow. The PM arrives tomorrow evening in Paris.

In France, Modi will pay homage to the thousands of Indian soldiers killed in World War I at a memorial in the French city of Lille and will also visit the southern city of Toulouse.

Foreign secretary S Jaishankar announced that PM Modi and President Hollande will take a boat ride on the River Siene. "It's a sort of boat pey charcha," Jaishankar said.

Modi will be accorded a ceremonial welcome on Friday morning in Paris with the "highest protocol and honours".

He will meet a select group of top French business leaders to discuss his 'Make in India' initiative.

The visits will  be focused on boosting the Indian economy through investments and manufacturing for creating jobs.

In Paris, the Prime Minister will visit the UNESCO headquarters on April 10 to meet its Director-General Irina Bokova.

He will address the diplomatic community, private sector representatives, UNESCO staff, and leading personalities, including UNESCO's Paris-based goodwill ambassadors there.

The PM will reach Ottawa (Canada) on 14th evening, and on 15th morning there will be a ceremonial welcome, Foreign secretary S Jaishankar said.

PM Modi will be visiting the Air India memorial, a gurdwara and a temple in Canada. In Vancouver, the PM will visit the Laxminarayan temple where he will interact with Indian community, and then visit a Gurudwara, says R Swaminathan from the MEA.