New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis in Vatican City on 30 October during his 5-day visit to Italy. Modi had left for Italy on the late night of 28 October to attend the 16th G-20 Summit. Modi has visited Italy on a special invitation from Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. There was a very warm meeting between PM Modi and Pope Francis.
Had a very warm meeting with Pope Francis. I had the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues with him and also invited him to visit India. @Pontifex pic.twitter.com/QP0If1uJAC
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 30, 2021
The meeting was scheduled for 20 minutes, but it lasted for about an hour. Modi discussed many of our issues with the Pope like fighting climate change and eradicating poverty. The Prime Minister has invited the Pope to visit India. Upon his arrival at the Vatican, Modi was received by Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, the state representative of the Papal family.
Pope came to India in 1999
Pope Francis visited India in 1999, but it was very young. Then Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister and Pope John Paul II came here. Now the Pope has been invited to visit India during Modi’s prime ministership. After meeting Pope Francis, Modi tweeted – Very warm meeting with Saint Pope Francis. I had the opportunity to discuss many issues with him and also invited him to visit India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Vatican to meet Pope Francis:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis. Modi is welcomed by Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, regent of the Papal household. pic.twitter.com/iOCuGFc3ub
— World News 24 (@DailyWorld24) October 30, 2021
On 29 October there was a meeting with the Presidents of the EC and the European Commission
On the morning of 29 October, PM Modi reached Rome by special plane. Here he was warmly welcomed. The Prime Minister participated in various programs on the first day of the Yatra. Ahead of the conference, PM Modi attended a joint meeting with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. At the meeting, von der Leyen congratulated India for its “excellent progress” in the vaccination campaign. “I congratulate India on the excellent progress made in resuming vaccination and export of vaccines. We need to join forces to help the world vaccinate and defeat the pandemic,” Layen said.
Glad to have met PM Mario Draghi in Rome. We talked about ways to strengthen the friendship between India and Italy. There is great potential to further scale up economic linkages, cultural cooperation and for us to work together towards a more environment friendly planet. pic.twitter.com/9sMuDPHSqp
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 29, 2021
Let us inform you that India gave its billionth Kovid vaccine this month. Prime Minister Modi arrived at the residence of his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on Friday evening. Here he attended a reception.
Wreath laid at Gandhiji’s statue
On reaching Rome, PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi here. “In Rome, I had the opportunity to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, whose ideas are a source of courage and inspiration to millions around the world,” the PM tweeted.
security system very tight
The G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will be held on 30 and 31 October. This conference is going to be held in the EUR district. In view of the conference, the security arrangements have been kept very tight here. About 10 sq km area has been sealed. More than 5000 security forces have been deployed.
