PM Modi Receives G7 Summit Invite In Phone Call With Italy's Meloni - News18
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Last Updated: April 26, 2024, 00:28 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni upon her arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention center for the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, September 9, 2023. (Reuters/File Photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received an invitation from Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni to attend the G7 Summit Outreach Sessions in Puglia, Italy, scheduled for June. This invitation came during a telephone conversation on the 79th anniversary of Liberation Day. During the call, the Prime Minister conveyed his greetings to both Meloni and the people of Italy. He also expressed gratitude to Meloni for extending the G7 invite. Spoke with PM @GiorgiaMeloni and extended greetings as Italy celebrates its Liberation day today. Thanked her for the invite to the G7 Summit in June. Discussed taking forward #G20India outcomes at the G7. Reaffirmed commitment to deepening our Strategic Partnership.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 25, 2024 "Spoke with PM @GiorgiaMeloni and extended greetings as Italy celebrates its Liberation day today. Thanked her for the invite to the G7 Summit in June. Discussed taking forward #G20India outcomes at the G7. Reaffirmed commitment to deepening our Strategic Partnership," PM Modi wrote on X. The leaders deliberated on advancing the significant outcomes achieved during India's G20 Presidency, particularly in supporting the Global South, during the upcoming G7 Summit under Italy's Presidency. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to bolstering the bilateral strategic partnership and exchanged perspectives on various regional and global developments of mutual interest. An Italian readout said, "The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had two telephone conversations today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom respectively." "In addition to bilateral relations and international current affairs with the latest developments in Ukraine and the Middle East, the calls focused on the priority areas of action of the Italian Presidency of the G7: migration, artificial intelligence, food security and Italy's initiatives in partnership with African nations," it added. The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental organizsation consisting of seven major advanced economies. These countries meet annually to discuss and coordinate economic policy, global security, and other important issues. Last year, PM Modi visited Japan's Hiroshima to attend the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of PM Fumio Kishida. During the visit, the PM held bilateral meetings with some of the leaders attending the Hiroshima G7 Summit. Stay updated with Schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2 on News18. Explore voter turnout trends and Lok Sabha Election 2024 Related Real-Time Updates At News18 Website. Rohit Rohit is sub-editor at News18.com and covers international news. He previously worked with Asian News International (ANI). He is interested in world a ...Read MoreBoth leaders reaffirmed their commitment to continue to strengthen the bilateral Strategic partnership.