Rome. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome and the two leaders discussed bilateral and issues of mutual interest. On the invitation of his Italian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Rome and Vatican City on Friday from October 29 to 31. The two leaders were received by Draghi at the Palazzo Chigi (the official residence of the Italian prime minister) as they arrived for their first face-to-face meeting. He was also given a guard of honour.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “Intelligence in partnership between India and Italy. Prime Minister Modi was received by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi when he came to Palazzo Chigi for the first one-on-one meeting. Both the leaders inspected the guard of honor before the delegation level talks.
Kovid-19 with top leaders of the European Union, PM Modi’s discussion on global issues
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with top leaders of the European Union (EU) on a wide range of topics, including political and security ties, business, commerce, culture and environment, to further deepen India-EU friendship. discussed. Prime Minister Modi held ‘fruitful discussions’ with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as part of the first official program after arriving here to attend the G20 summit.
After this, Prime Minister Modi described his meeting with the leaders of the European Union as ‘wonderful’. Modi tweeted, “Had a wonderful meeting with European Commission President von der Leyen. We discussed ways to further deepen India-EU friendship, including in trade, commerce, culture and environment.”
After the conclusion of the G20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Glasgow on October 31 where he will attend the summit of world leaders at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP-26). In this conference, heads of state and governments of 120 countries will discuss many topics related to environment and nature.