Italian PM accorded ceremonial welcome
Monday - October 30, 2017 9:40 am ,
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Italian PM accorded ceremonial welcome
New Delhi Oct 30 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni who is on a two-day visit to India was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday.
Gentiloni was welcomed by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Later in the day Modi will hold delegation-level talks with Gentiloni following which a number of agreements are expected to be signed.
Gentiloni s visit to India is the first such visit in a decade. Romano Prodi was the last Italian Prime Minister to visit India in February 2007.
--IANS
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