Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Vatican City on his Italy tour. He is meeting Pope Francis there.
- 16th G-20 summit in Italy
- Program to meet many global leaders
- After Italy, PM Modi will go to Britain
Vatican City, Vatican: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Vatican City on Saturday during his Italy tour. There he met with Pope Francis. During this, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Defense Advisor Ajit Doval also accompanied him.
PM Modi’s first meeting with Pope Francis
According to experts, this was the first meeting of PM Narendra Modi with Pope Francis. The time for meeting between the two was fixed for 20 minutes, but this meeting lasted for about 1 hour. During this, PM Modi and the Pope discussed many issues including eradicating poverty from the world, climate change, bringing peace and increasing prosperity.
- Pope Francis invited to visit India
During the meeting, PM Modi invited Pope Francis to visit India. Which he accepted. Earlier in the year 1999, Pope John Paul II had visited India. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of the country during that time. Now PM Modi has invited Pope France. If he comes to India, he will become the first pope to come here in the last 22 years.
- 16th G-20 summit in Italy
Let us tell you that this time the 16th summit of the G-20 is being held in Italy. PM Narendra Modi has reached Italy to participate in this conference. During this, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi gave him a grand welcome in Rome.
- Program to meet many global leaders
He has an intensive program to meet the heads of government of many countries on Saturday. He will meet the Presidents of France and Indonesia. Along with this, he will also have a meeting with the Prime Minister of Singapore. After this, he will attend the dinner organized by the Prime Minister of Italy for all the heads of government.
- After Italy, PM Modi will go to Britain
After this, he will visit Glasgow, UK on 1 and 2 November at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. There they will discuss ways to take their relationship forward. This is the first foreign visit of PM Modi in the last two years after the outbreak of Corona epidemic subsided.
