PM Modi lands in Italy for G20 Summit; to meet Pope Francis

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the G20 Summit where he will join other leaders in discussions on global economic and health recovery from COVID-19, sustainable development and climate change.

“Landed in Rome to take part in the @g20org Summit, an important forum to deliberate on key global issues. I also look forward to other programmes through this visit to Rome,” Modi said on Twitter soon after landing in Rome. The ministry of external affairs said in a statement that Prime Minister Modi arrived Rome for his visit to attend the 16th G-20 Summit.

“Prime minister was received by senior officials of the government of Italy and ambassador of India in Italy,” it said. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter that Modi arrived to a warm welcome. “Arrivo a Roma! PM @narendramodi arrives to a warm welcome in the Eternal City. Looking forward to extensive engagements in bilateral and multilateral formats,” Bagchi said in a tweet.