Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday briefly met Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni just ahead of the opening session of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at Nasrec in South Africa’s Johannesburg.

Both leaders shook hands and exchanged warm greetings, displaying the strong rapport that has deeply strengthened India-Italy friendship over the past few years. PM Modi is among several prominent world leaders attending the November 22-23 summit.

PM Modi had last met Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Canada’s Kananaskis in June, where both leaders had committed to making the friendship between India and Italy more stronger.

In September, PM Modi called the Italian PM an “extraordinary political leader who combines ideas and heart”, described her autobiography as a “Mann Ki Baat”, or ide

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