New Delhi, May 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Sergio Mattarella, the President of the Italian Republic, at Quirinale, the Presidential Palace in Rome

Prime Minister thanked President Mattarella for his support and leadership towards strengthening India-Italy relations. The two leaders noted the upward trajectory in India-Italy strategic partnership and expressed satisfaction at the ongoing cooperation in trade and investment, science and technology, research and innovation, defence and security, space, energy, AI and critical technologies, education, culture and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on emerging technologies and Artificial intelligence.

The two leaders noted that the early signing of the India-EU...