Italy

Earlier, Mr Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni acknowledged the significant potential of the India-Italy Strategic Partnership at the sidelines of the Summit. During their bilateral meeting, both leaders agreed to strengthen their collaboration and outlined a series of targeted, time-sensitive initiatives, along with a joint strategic action plan to advance this partnership, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. “Glad to have met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the Rio de Janeiro G20 Summit. Our talks centred around deepening ties in defence, security, trade and technology. We also talked about how to boost cooperation in culture, education and other such areas. India-Italy friendship can greatly contribute to a better planet,” the PM detailed.

Argentina

Mr Modi said that India cherishes a close friendship with Argentina. “Had an outstanding meeting with President Javier Milei of Argentina. India cherishes the close friendship with Argentina. Our Strategic Partnership marks 5 years, adding immense vibrancy to bilateral relations. We talked about enhancing ties in energy, defence production, trade and culture,” PM Modi wrote on X.

Norway

PM Modi’s talks with the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store explored common interests of free trade. “The meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was excellent. Our Arctic Policy has led to further cementing of India-Norway bilateral relations. We talked about how investment linkages between our nations can improve, particularly in renewable energy, green hydrogen and the blue economy. Closer cooperation in sectors like innovation and research were also discussed,” he said.

Store, while responding to PM Modi’s post, highlighted that, with the new EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement, there are new possibilities for cooperation and job creation between both countries. The two leaders also discussed the war in Ukraine and the current crisis in the Middle East.

Portugal

Earlier, PM Modi also held meetings with the Portugal PM. “Had a very good meeting with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. Luís Montenegro. India cherishes the long-standing ties with Portugal. Our talks focussed on adding more vigour to our economic linkages. Sectors like renewable energy and green hydrogen offer many opportunities for more collaboration. We also talked about strong defence relations, people-to-people linkages and other such subjects,” remarked Prime Minister Modi.

Indonesia

The meeting with the Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, he said, focussed on improving ties in commerce, security, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and more. “This year is special as we are marking 75 years of India-Indonesia diplomatic relations,” stated PM Modi.