Italian And Indian Ministers Call For Cessation Of Hostilities During Meet
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
India and Italy on Friday expressed their concern on the ongoing
humanitarian crisis and called for an immediate cessation of
hostilities, Trend reports citing The Indian Express .
After visiting, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio met his
Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the Ministry of External Affairs
said,“On Ukraine, the two ministers expressed their concern on the
ongoing humanitarian crisis and called for an immediate cessation
of hostilities. They also underlined the importance to safeguard
the international order based on the UN Charter, with special
regard to the respect of sovereignty and territorial
integrity.”
The two Foreign Ministers reviewed the full spectrum of
bilateral relations, including the progress in implementation of
the 2020-24 Action Plan adopted at the virtual summit in November
2020.
“They welcomed the growing bilateral trade and investment
linkages and agreed to expand them in new areas of common
interest,” the MEA said.
“They also discussed the implementation of the India-Italy
Strategic Partnership on Energy Transition announced last year
during the Prime Minister's visit to Italy and agreed to explore
partnerships in areas such as gas transportation, green hydrogen,
bio-fuels and energy storage. In addition, they agreed to jointly
organise an India-Italy Tech Summit on Energy Transition and
Circular Economy, to be held in Delhi on November 17, 2022,” the
ministry said.
The two leaders noted the potential for a closer industrial
collaboration, including in the field of defence. They reiterated
their commitment to closely work in countering common challenges
related to terrorism, violent extremism and cyber crime, it
said.
“In the context of recent geopolitical developments, they also
exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interests,
including Ukraine, Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific and cooperation in
multilateral forum, including G20,” the MEA said.
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