Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in New Delhi, to attend eighth Raisina Dialogue

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was accorded a ceremonial welcome on the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday as she arrived right here on a state go to, searching for nearer ties within the defence and financial sectors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Meloni on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the place she was accorded a tri-services guard of honour.

Modi and Meloni are scheduled to carry talks on bilateral, regional and international points Thursday afternoon.

“Both sides will take stock of the progress on the key outcomes of the November 2020 Summit, strengthen security and defence cooperation, work towards closer economic ties, enhance opportunity for mobility of talent and give strategic guidance to ongoing collaboration in science and technology,” an announcement issued by the External Affairs Ministry stated forward of the go to.

Meloni was acquired on the airport by Minister of State for Health Bharti Pawar.

The Italian prime minister is being accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and a high-powered enterprise delegation.

Meloni will even be the chief visitor and keynote speaker on the eighth Raisina Dialogue, which is able to get underway within the night.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will name on the Italian prime minister as nicely.

India and Italy are celebrating 75 years of multinational of diplomatic relations this yr.

The multifaceted bilateral relationship relies on shared cultural values, dedication to foster financial development, collaboration within the fields of inexperienced vitality, science and know-how, defence and marked by convergence on regional and international points, the External Affairs Ministry stated.

The two international locations have additionally been cooperating intently in varied multilateral boards, it added.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will co-chair a enterprise roundtable on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was accorded a ceremonial welcome on the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday as she arrived right here on a state go to, searching for nearer ties within the defence and financial sectors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Meloni on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the place she was accorded a tri-services guard of honour.

Modi and Meloni are scheduled to carry talks on bilateral, regional and international points Thursday afternoon.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Both sides will take stock of the progress on the key outcomes of the November 2020 Summit, strengthen security and defence cooperation, work towards closer economic ties, enhance opportunity for mobility of talent and give strategic guidance to ongoing collaboration in science and technology,” an announcement issued by the External Affairs Ministry stated forward of the go to.

Meloni was acquired on the airport by Minister of State for Health Bharti Pawar.

The Italian prime minister is being accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and a high-powered enterprise delegation.

Meloni will even be the chief visitor and keynote speaker on the eighth Raisina Dialogue, which is able to get underway within the night.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will name on the Italian prime minister as nicely.

India and Italy are celebrating 75 years of multinational of diplomatic relations this yr.

The multifaceted bilateral relationship relies on shared cultural values, dedication to foster financial development, collaboration within the fields of inexperienced vitality, science and know-how, defence and marked by convergence on regional and international points, the External Affairs Ministry stated.

The two international locations have additionally been cooperating intently in varied multilateral boards, it added.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will co-chair a enterprise roundtable on Thursday.