New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi praised Italy on Friday, for the way Italy fights coronavirus. PM Modi said “all of us took lessons from the European country as he committed to work to expand India’s bilateral relationship further.”
In a virtual talk with Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte – PM Modi said that “When other countries were just starting to understand the virus, Italy was fighting a battle against it. Your successful battle inspired us and we all took lessons from Italy.”
On the coronavirus spread in the world – PM Modi said that “like World War II, the coronavirus pandemic will be a watershed moment. We have to adapt ourselves for the post-Covid-19 world and the challenges that will arise.”
In meeting – further PM Modi added that “I am confident, after talks, our relationship will get stronger, we will develop more understanding. We will also identify new areas of cooperation,”
PM Modi also remembered Conte’s 2018 India visit for tax summit and said “the mutual exchange between India and Italy gained immense momentum after the talks. I am happy to know that, the Italian Parliament established Italy-India friendship group. I hope we will get an opportunity to welcome Italian parliamentarians in India after the Covid-19 pandemic,”
During this meeting between PM Modi and Conte – India and Italy set to sign many agreements on trade, investment, infrastructure, environment, fisheries, media and filmmaking.
The two sides are also expected to explore the possibility of increasing Italian investments in India and enhancing defence cooperation and manufacturing under the Make in India initiative.
The meeting, the latest in a string of virtual engagements by Modi after his successful summits with Australia and the European Union (EU), is part of New Delhi’s enhanced focus on Europe against the backdrop of a global rebalancing in the post-Covid-19 scenario. Leading EU players, such as Germany and France, have also signalled a greater interest in the Indo-Pacific region.
As per the government data – Coronavirus recovery rate in India is very impressive and in India – coronavirus infected patients are discharging very fast compare to the other nation.
_Vinayak.Barot