Rome/New Delhi, Oct 29 (FN Bureau) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi in their first in-person meeting, during which they reviewed the Action Plan of India-Italy bilateral partnership and reiterated the commitment to further expanding trade and investment linkages. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi was received by Prime Minister Draghi as he arrived at the Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the Italian government. Both leaders inspected the guard of honour before proceeding for delegation level talks. Prime Minister Modi said the two leaders discussed about ways to strengthen the friendship between their two countries and to work towards a more environment friendly planet. In tweets, including in Italian, the Prime Minister said: “Glad to have met PM Mario Draghi in Rome. We talked about ways to strengthen the friendship between India and Italy. There is great potential to further scale up economic linkages, cultural cooperation and for us to work together towards a more environment friendly planet.” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on the meeting “Synergising the India-Italy Partnership!
“PM @narendramodi was received by the Italian PM Mario Draghi, as he arrived at Palazzo Chigi for their first in-person meeting. “Both leaders inspected the guard of honour before proceeding for delegation level talks.” “PM @narendramodi & PM Mario Draghi reviewed the 2020-2025 Action Plan of India-Italy bilateral partnership, and reiterated the commitment to further expanding trade and investment linkages. “Also resolved to cooperate for accelerating clean energy transition to fight climate change,” he posted. The Prime Minister’s Office in a tweet said: “Prime Ministers @narendramodi and Mario Draghi meet in Rome. They two leaders held extensive talks on diversifying India-Italy ties. @Palazzo_Chigi.” Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived in Rome for the 16th G20 Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Draghi. Italy is the G20 president.