PM Modi spoke on the phone with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, know what happened?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. He talked about strengthening friendly relations between India and Italy and hoped to end the war in Ukraine quickly. PM Modi thanked the Prime Minister of Italy that she is helping to complete the India-European Union Union Trade Agreement early and connect countries through IMEEC. The two leaders agreed to increase mutual cooperation.
PM Modi gave information on X
In the context of the conversation, PM Modi wrote on X- ‘There was a very good conversation with Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. We showed a shared interest in reiterating our joint commitment to further strengthening the Indo-Italy strategic partnership and ending the struggle in Ukraine as soon as possible. Thanks to Prime Minister Meloni for finalizing the India-European Union Union Trade Agreement and promoting Italy’s active cooperation in promoting connectivity through the IMEEC initiative.
Had an excellent conversation with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. We reaFFIFIFIRMED Our Joint Commitment to Deepen India-Italy Strategic Partnership, and Shared Interest in Bringing An Early End to the Conflict in Ukraine. Thanked PM Meloni for Italy’s Proactive Support for…
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 10, 2025
Significantly, India has intensified the free trade agreement with many countries after 50% tariff of US President Donald Trump. The European Union (EU) team has reached Delhi on 8 September for trade talks. According to a report by news agency ANI, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will meet the EU trade commissioner on 12 September to review the progress on FTA.
India will benefit from trade agreement with EU
The new trade agreement with EU can prove to be very beneficial for India. The trade between India and EU in 2023-24 stood at $ 137.41 billion, and the new deal is expected to grow further. Apart from this, FTA along with Qatar will also benefit energy and petroleum sector. Experts believe that this step will strengthen India in a global supply chain, but protecting domestic industries will also be a challenge.
