New Delhi, March 20 -- Officials from India and Italy on Friday held the 9th round of Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi, reviewing progress in their expanding strategic partnership and discussing cooperation across sectors, including trade, technology, defence and counter-terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

The consultations were co-chaired by Secretary (West), Ambassador Sibi George and Director General for Globalisation and Global Issues at Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nicoletta Bombardiere.

In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "The 9th Round of India-Italy Foreign Office Consultations co-chaired by Secretary (West) @AmbSibiGeorge and Ambassador Nicoletta Bo...