Rome [Italy], July 21 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed his desire to resign during a meeting with President Sergio Mattarella, Sputnik reported citing the presidential office.

Rome [Italy], July 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Tuesday said he plans to announce a series of measures aimed to reduce the impacts of the worsening economic situation caused in part by rising energy costs.

Moscow [Russia], June 28 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday spoke in support of the introduction of a price ceiling for Russian gas, which G7 states will continue to discuss "in the coming weeks."

Rome [Italy], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Friday that the European Union (EU) would hold an extraordinary energy summit if natural gas supplies to the bloc were further threatened.

New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi a speedy recovery from COVID-19.

Rome [Italy], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy proposes to take new restrictive measures against Russian oligarchs with assets of more than 10 million euros (USD 11.2 million) by creating an international registry to include all of them, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday.

Rome [Italy], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian President Sergio Mattarella, whose term was coming to an end in early February, has been re-elected for a second term in office, according to the results of the eighth round of voting in the parliament.

Paris [France], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Participants in the Paris International Conference for Libya, chaired Friday by France, called for the holding of free, fair, inclusive and credible presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24 in Libya as scheduled.

There were drums, there was cheering, slogans and fans seeking autographs. Indians in Glasgow gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi an elaborate and resounding send-off as the PM headed home after attending the COP26 climate summit. Also See | COP26 Summit: PM Modi sets 2070 deadline, here’s how India could achieve zero carbon emissions The India community […]

New Delhi Oct 28 PTI Ahead of his visit to Italy and the UK to attend the G20 meet and COP-26 World Leaders Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that in Rome he will hold discussions on global economic and health recovery from the pandemic while in Glasgow he will highlight the need to comprehensively address climate change issues including equitable distribution of carbon spaceIn his departure statement Modi said he will be visiting Rome and the Vatican City from October 29-31 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi following which he will travel to Glasgow the UK from November 1-2 at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris JohnsonIn Rome I will attend the 16th G20 Leaders Summit where I will join other G20 leaders in discussions on global economic and health recovery from the pandemic sustainable development and climate change Modi said noting this will be the first in-person summit of the G20 since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemicIn the early hours of Friday Modi embarked on the visit with his office tweeting a picture of him boarding a plane for Italy to participate in the G20 Rome SummitIn his statement before leaving he said the meeting will allow the G20 to take stock of the current global situation and exchange ideas on how the grouping can be an engine for strengthening economic resilience and building back inclusively and sustainably from the pandemicDuring my visit to Italy I will also visit the Vatican City to call on His Holiness Pope Francis and meet Secretary of State His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin Modi saidThe prime minister said on the sidelines of the G20 Summit he will also meet with leaders of other partner countries and review the progress in Indias bilateral relations with themFollowing the conclusion of the G20 Summit on October 31 Modi said he will depart for Glasgow to attend the 26th Conference of Parties COP-26 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCCI will be participating in the high-level segment of COP-26 titled World Leaders Summit WLS on 1-2 November 2021 along with 120 Heads of StatesGovernments from around the world he saidIn line with our tradition of living in harmony with nature and culture of deep respect for the planet we are taking ambitious action on expanding clean and renewable energy energy efficiency afforestation and biodiversity he assertedNoting that India is creating new records in a collective effort for climate adaptation mitigation and resilience and forging multilateral alliances Modi said India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy wind and solar energy capacity At the WLS I will share Indias excellent track record on climate action and our achievements he saidIn a tweet Modi said over the next few days he would be in Rome the Vatican City and Glasgow to attend important multilateral gatherings like the G20and COP26There would also be various bilateral and community-related programmes during this visit he saidThe prime minister said he will also highlight the need to comprehensively address climate change issues including equitable distribution of carbon space support for mitigation and adaptation and resilience-building measures mobilization of finance technology transfer and the importance of sustainable lifestyles for green and inclusive growthCOP-26 will also provide an opportunity to meet with all the stakeholders including leaders of partner countries innovators and inter-governmental organisations and explore the possibilities for further accelerating our clean growth Modi added PTI ASK NSD NSD