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Modi, Meloni review progress of India-Italy strategic partnership on the sidelines of G7 Summit
The MEA said the two sides discussed bilateral defence and security cooperation and hoped to further enhance the defence-industrial collaboration. The leaders welcomed the forthcoming visit of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and training ship ITS Vespucci to India later this year.
Moreover, PM Modi also thanked the Italian Government for recognising the Indian Army’s contribution to the Italian Campaign during World War II and informed that “India will be upgrading the Yashwant Ghadge Memorial at Montone in Italy.
“PM Modi and his Italian counterpart noted with satisfaction the regular higher political dialogue and reviewed the progress of the India-Italy Strategic Partnership.”While expressing happiness at growing trade and economic collaboration, they called for expanding commercial ties in clean energy, manufacturing, Space, S&T, telecom, AI and critical minerals to build resilient supply chains. In this context, they welcomed the recent signing of a MoU on Industrial Property Rights (IPR) which provides a framework for cooperation on patents, designs and trademarks,” the MEA release read.
During the meeting, the two leaders welcomed the signing of the Letter of Intent for Cooperation in Energy Transition, which will boost bilateral cooperation in clean and green energy. It was taken note of under the ‘Global Biofuels Alliance’. Meloni also congratulated PM Modi for his third consecutive term as Prime Minister.
“They expressed happiness at the new Executive Programme of Cooperation for 2025-27 to promote joint research and development in Science and Technology,” the MEA said
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took a selfie together during the G7 summit’s conclusion in Italy on Friday. The two leaders were captured smiling as Meloni snapped the selfie with Modi during the G7 Outreach Summit in Apulia. Their camaraderie, previously noted at the G20 Summit in Delhi last year and COP 28 in Dubai, has sparked numerous online memes.
In December last year, the two leaders had clicked a selfie on the the sidelines of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai. While sharing the picture with PM Modi on X, Meloni had stated, “Good friends at COP28, #Melodi.”
