PM Modi appreciates Italy's support for India’s G20 Presidency

New Delhi [India], September 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and appreciated the support of Italy for India’s G20 Presidency. 
"Prime Minister appreciated Italy’s support for India’s G20 Presidency and Italy’s joining of the Global Biofuel Alliance and the India - Middle East - Europe Economic Corridor," an official statement issued by the Prime Minister Office (PMO) said.  
PMO said that the two leaders noted with satisfaction the completion of 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"They also took stock of the progress in diverse areas of the India-Italy Strategic Partnership and agreed to bolster cooperation in areas like defence and new and emerging technologies. They noted the need for G7 and G20 to work in consonance for the greater global good," an official statement said. 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. This is the second visit of Prime Minister Meloni to India following her State visit in March 2023, during which bilateral relations were raised to the level of a Strategic Partnership.
During the meeting, Italy Prime Minister Meloni congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a successful G20 Summit.
India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 last year and about 200 meetings related to G20 were organized in 60 cities across the country. The 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies.