On Wednesday in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the two leaders stressed that their relations are steadily growing across a wide range of sectors as they work to put the India‑Italy Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025‑2029 into action. In a post on X, Modi expressed thanks for the governments’ “proactive steps” toward expanding collaboration in trade, investment, research, innovation, defence, space, connectivity, counter‑terrorism, education and people‑to‑people ties, and he noted that the India‑Italy friendship “continues to get stronger,” a development that benefits both peoples and the wider world. He wrote, “Delighted to meet Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today. Conveyed appreciation for the proactive steps being taken by both sides towards implementation of the Italy‑India Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025‑2029 across key sectors such as trade, investment, research, innovation, defence, space, connectivity, counter‑terrorism, education and people‑to‑people ties. India‑Italy friendship continues to get stronger, greatly benefiting our people and the global community,” PM Modi’s post on X read.
India and Italy elevated their ties to a Strategic Partnership during Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s 2023 visit, laying the groundwork for a long‑term agenda now being operationalised through the 2025‑2029 plan. Tajani, speaking later that day, reaffirmed that the two countries are “strategic partners” bound by a “growing and solid friendship,” and said they will deepen their commitment to peace in Ukraine and the Middle East. In a separate X post, Tajani added: “In New Delhi, I had a very friendly meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Italy and India are countries bound by a growing and solid friendship, mutually strategic partners. The goal is to have more India in Italy and more Italy in India, also through the IMEC corridor that links our two countries through Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. With our Governments, we will strengthen the commitment to achieve peace in Ukraine and in the Middle East.”
Tajani arrived in Delhi for a three‑day official visit, his second this year, aimed at deepening the India‑Italy Strategic Partnership. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal welcomed him on X, writing, “Warm welcome to Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, on his arrival in New Delhi. This is his second visit to India this year. His engagements in Delhi and Mumbai will further strengthen India‑Italy Strategic Partnership.” During the visit, Tajani is set to meet Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in Mumbai before departing on Friday.
Earlier, on 23 November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni met during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, and discussed broadening ties across trade, investment, defence, innovation, AI, space and education.
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