Joint press release on the meeting between President Meloni and Prime Minister Modi of India

Joint Press Release

The meeting between Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic on the sidelines of G20 Summit, 18 November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, Giorgia Meloni, held talks during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This is the fifth meeting between the two Prime Ministers in two years. The last was in June 2024, in Puglia, Italy on the occasion of the G7 Summit chaired by Prime Minister Meloni. Prime Minister Modi congratulated Prime Minister Meloni for leading the G7 in these challenging times.

2. Following up on their discussions in Puglia, the two Leaders reiterated their commitment for advancing the India-Italy Strategic Partnership and announced a Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-29 which outlines their vision for the next five years. The Action Plan will pursue joint collaborations, programmes and initiatives in key sectors of trade and investment, science and technology, new and emerging technologies, clean energy, space, defence, connectivity and people-to-people linkages.

3. The two sides will hold regular Ministerial and official dialogues across numerous domains. Co-production, collaborations between the respective industries and institutions, innovation and mobility would provide the momentum and further depth to the bilateral partnership and benefit the economies and people of both countries.

4.  The two Heads of Government looked forward to continuing their dialogue and to work together in multilateral and global platforms for upholding their shared values of democracy, rule of law and sustainable development. They agreed to continue working together also for the implementation of plurilateral strategic initiatives including the Global Biofuels Alliance and the India-MiddleEast-Europe Economic Corridor, of which they are founding members.