"Here not only European interests are at stake but the values of the rest of the world: we cannot stand still in the face of the provocation at the heart of the UN Charter. We cannot submit to the law of the strongest".
In her speech at the Raisina Dialogue conference in New Delhi,
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni returned to the theme of Ukraine.
“Events of February 24 brought us back to the 20th century: last week I was in Kiev and I saw with my own eyes the harsh reality on the ground, I saw the strength of the Ukrainian national spirit amidst the destruction. War is a war in Europe, distant from other parts of the world who are in many cases facing their own sufferings but this should not overshadow the importance of this conflict that against the territorial unity of a sovereign nation in violation of the fundamental principles of the world order which allows the international community to thrive. We cannot allow the foundations of international law to be threatened."
The intervention of the premier
"Modi knows Italy's position of full support for Ukraine. We share the hope that India, as G20 president, can play a role in facilitating a path towards a cessation of hostilities and a just peace," he said Meloni, after the bilateral agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who kicked off his mission.
"Since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, India has said that the issue can only be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy: India is very ready to contribute to any project for peace".
This was stated by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, after the bilateral.
It was a wonderful welcome.
It is my first bilateral trip to Asia since the beginning of the mandate, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of our bilateral relations and I am sure that we will be able to strengthen them", said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after being welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the presidential palace, the first stop on his official visit to India.Arrival of the Italian delegation, a quarter of an hour after the official schedule, the guard of honor took place with the band and the representatives of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, and the official reception ceremony for the Prime Minister.
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"'There are few examples in the world of a man who, alone, accomplished the resurrection of his country with the power of thought and extreme dedication throughout his life'. So the great Mahatma Gandhi spoke of Giuseppe Mazzini, one of the fathers of the Italian Risorgimento, a source of inspiration also for the Indian Risorgimento. Two patriots who with their actions and works have shown the way for our peoples. Italy and India, millenary civilizations that fought for their independence and are united today in the defense of democracy and freedom".
This is the message that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni left on the honor book at the Gandhi Memorial, the Raj Ghat, where she went today after being welcomed in New Delhi by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The meeting lasted just 10 minutes (ANSA)
"In New Delhi for the summit of G20 foreign ministers. Energy transition, technological transformation, food and energy security, immigration. Italy wants to be the protagonist of global challenges": wrote Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Twitter.