India, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday, where the two leaders discussed key global and bilateral issues, including the long-anticipated India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the conflict in Ukraine, and the strategic India-Middle

East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC).

In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi described the conversation as "excellent" and said the two leaders reaffirmed their joint commitment to deepening the India-Italy Strategic Partnership.

"Had an excellent conversation with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. We reaffirmed our joint commitment to deepen the India-Italy Strategic Partnership and shared ...