Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shared a selfie video with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the caption, “Hello from Team Melody,” showcasing the friendship during PM Modi's visit to the southern Italian region of Puglia.
The two leaders met on Friday on Modi's first foreign visit since the start of his historic third term, with Modi thanking Meroni for the invitation to attend the G7 summit.
Ms Meloni, 47, Italy's first female prime minister, posted a five-second video on her social media platform X on Saturday, in which Mr Modi, 73, can be seen laughing in the background.
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In response, PM Modi re-shared the video and said, “Long live India-Italy friendship!”
A selfie of the leaders attending the G7 summit went viral early on Saturday. They had also shared a selfie from the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai in December, with Melodi writing: “Good friends at COP28. #Melodi.”
During the bilateral talks, PM Modi termed his meeting with PM Meloni as productive and focused on strengthening India-Italy ties in the areas of commerce, energy, defence, telecommunications, biofuels, food processing and critical minerals.
