Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni extended warm greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 74th birthday, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the friendship and collaboration between the two countries.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday and discussed reconstruction of Ukraine's energy system. She later said that India can play a role in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
As India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on Thursday, leaders from across the globe wished India on the occasion and stressed building even stronger ties with New Delhi in the coming years.
Meloni further said that New Delhi and Rome share an ever-stronger bond, and said she is confident that together the two nations will achieve "great things."
Italy had last year pulled out of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), having been the only G7 country to sign up in 2019 to the infrastructure and transportation plan that seeks to build a sort of modern-day Silk Road.
Ursula von der Leyen secured her second term as President of the European Commission, while Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, was appointed President of the European Council. Kaja Kallas, the Estonian Prime Minister, was nominated for the role of High Representative for Forei
The summit had participation from the seven member countries, the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and France, as well as the European Union. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had invited India as an 'Outreach Country' at the G7 summit held in Italy's Apulia region from July 13-
In his short address at the Outreach Session of the G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon three key aspects that India is prioritizing: technology and Artificial Intelligence, energy security, and affordability, and last mile service delivery to its people.