Overview
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Sept. 25 on the UNGA80 sidelines in New York.
- The ministers discussed developments in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, and reviewed progress in bilateral ties.
- Tajani said Italy supports rapid finalisation of the India–EU free trade agreement after meeting Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.
- He indicated plans for another visit to India and highlighted a €500 million 'India' measure under Italy’s Piano Export to support Italian exporters.
- Context for the outreach included India’s 2023 Strategic Partnership with Italy and Jaishankar’s UNGA engagements promoting Global South priorities and multipolar cooperation.