Italian PM Giorgia Meloni captioned a short video of herself and Prime Minister Narendra Modi chatting, writing, “Hello friends, from #Melodi.”
At the conclusion of Prime Minister Modi’s full-day visit to Apulia, southern Italy, on Friday, the two leaders had a meeting. Modi thanked the Italian Prime Minister for inviting him to the G7 Summit. This was his first trip abroad as prime minister following his unprecedented election to a third term in office.
The five-second video was shared by Meloni on her X account on Saturday.
The footage showed the 47-year-old Italian leader, who is the nation’s first female prime minister, saying, “Hello from the Melodi team,” as 73-year-old Modi could be heard grinning behind her.
“Long live India-Italy friendship!” was written with the video that Prime Minister Modi reshared.
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) June 15, 2024
“Long live India-Italy friendship!” was written with the video that Prime Minister Modi reshared.
The two presidents took a photo in December of last year while attending the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai.
Sharing the picture, Meloni wrote in the caption, “Good friends at COP28, #Melodi.”
The two presidents discussed the state of their bilateral strategic alliance during their bilateral meeting here on Friday. They also decided to step up their collaboration in international forums and multilateral projects, such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.
“Had a very good meeting with PM @GiorgiaMeloni,” Prime Minister Modi wrote on X.
“We discussed ways to further cement India-Italy relations in areas like commerce, energy, defence, telecom and more. Our nations will work together in futuristic areas like biofuels, food processing and critical minerals,” he said after the meeting.