Italian PM accorded ceremonial welcome

Related Articles

• Discoms permitted to relinquish entire allocated power from 25-yr-old projects 0 07.Jul
• India-Bangladesh meeting over disputed enclave in Tripura inconclusive
• Prime Minister, Narendra Modi with the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame

---

New Delhi, Oct 30  Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who is on a two-day visit to India, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday.

Gentiloni was welcomed by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Later in the day, Modi will hold delegation-level talks with Gentiloni, following which a number of agreements are expected to be signed.

Gentiloni’s visit to India is the first such visit in a decade. Romano Prodi was the last Italian Prime Minister to visit India in February 2007.