New Delhi: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni can pay a two-day visit to India starting Thursday and also will be the chief visitor and keynote speaker on the eighth Raisina Dialogue, mentioned the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
It would be the first such high-level journey from Italy to India after 5 years. Meloni can be accompanied by deputy prime minister and overseas minister Antonio Tajan and a excessive powered enterprise delegation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Meloni will maintain wide-ranging talks on bilateral, regional and international points, the ministry mentioned.
PM Meloni will name on President Droupadi Murmu within the afternoon of two March.
“Prime Minister Meloni’s visit is anticipated to additional strengthen and deepen the long-standing relationship between India and Italy,” the MEA mentioned in an announcement.
Both sides will take inventory of the progress on the important thing outcomes of the November 2020 Summit, strengthen safety and defence cooperation, work in the direction of nearer financial ties, improve alternative for mobility of expertise and provides strategic steering to ongoing collaboration in science and expertise, it mentioned.
India and Italy are celebrating 75 years of firm of diplomatic relations this 12 months.
“The multifaceted bilateral relationship relies on shared cultural values, dedication to foster financial progress, collaboration within the fields of inexperienced power, science and expertise, defence and marked by convergence on regional and international points,” the MEA mentioned.
“The two international locations have additionally been cooperating carefully in numerous multilateral boards,” it mentioned.
During the visit, a enterprise roundtable can be organised on 2 March, co-chaired by Italy’s Antonio Tajani and India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
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