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MELBOURNE: Fourth India-Australia 2+2 Secretary-level Consultations - November 3, 2024
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TORONTO: India’s response to diplomatic communication from Canada - November 2, 2024
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NGERULMUD: Shri Harsh Kumar Jain concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Palau - November 1, 2024
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DHAKA: Statement on attack on Puja Mandap and desecration and damage to Hindu temples in Bangladesh - October 31, 2024
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KINGSTON: Shri Subhash Prasad Gupta concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to St.Vincent and the Grenadines - October 30, 2024
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STOCKHOLM: Dr. Neena Malhotra appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden - October 29, 2024
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BEIRUT: Statement on recent developments in southern Lebanon - October 29, 2024
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BANGKOK: Meeting of Prime Minister with Prime Minister of Thailand - October 28, 2024
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NEW YORK: H1B Visa “Thing Of Past”: Union Minister Piyush Goyal After US Visit - October 28, 2024
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MOSCOW: Prime Minister meets with the President of the Russian Federation - October 27, 2024
ROME : State Visit of Prime Minister of Italy to India
ROME : President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Italian Republic, H.E. Ms. Giorgia Meloni, will pay a State visit to India from 02-03 March 2023. She will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Antonio Tajani and a high powered business delegation.
This would also be the first bilateral VVIP visit from Italy to India after 5 years; the last Prime Ministerial visit from Italy to India took place in October 2018. PM Meloni will also be the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at the 8th Raisina Dialogue, 2023.
PM Meloni will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and PM Meloni will hold discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will call on PM Meloni. The visiting PM will call on President Smt Droupadi Murmu in the afternoon of 02 March 2023.
India and Italy are celebrating 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations this year. The multifaceted bilateral relationship is based on shared cultural values, commitment to foster economic growth, collaboration in the fields of green energy, science & tech, defence and marked by convergence on regional and global issues. The two countries have also been cooperating closely in various multilateral forums.
During the visit, a business roundtable will be organised on 02 March 2023 co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr Antonio Tajani and Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal.
Prime Minister Meloni’s visit is expected to further strengthen and deepen the long-standing relationship between India and Italy. 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 & Technology.