PM Modi was speaking at the summit on the invitation of Italian President Georgia Meloni. He addressed a session on Artificial Intelligence, energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean.Leaders from other invited countries and Pope Francis also participated in the session.
Earlier on Friday, PM Modi met with his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak and discussed strengthening the India-UK strategic partnership. The leaders also reviewed ongoing FTA negotiations.
PM Modi on X said after his meeting, “It was a delight to meet PM Rishi Sunak in Italy. I reiterated my commitment to further strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the third term of the NDA Government. There is great scope to deepen ties in sectors like semiconductors, technology and trade. We also talked about further cementing ties in the defence sector.”
Before meeting Sunak, PM Modi also held discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron and extended his best wishes for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The two leaders met during the ongoing G7 summit.
“I conveyed my best wishes to him on the hosting of the Paris Olympics which begins next month,” Modi posted on X after his meeting with Macron.
The Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
PM Modi also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, emphasising India’s commitment to a ‘human-centric’ approach. He stressed that the path to peace lies in ‘dialogue and diplomacy.’
PM Modi described the meeting as ‘very productive’ and wrote on X, “Had a very productive meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. India is eager to further cement bilateral relations with Ukraine. Regarding the ongoing hostilities, reiterated that India believes in a human-centric approach and believes that the way to peace is through dialogue and diplomacy.”