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India, Italy share similar vision, can be leading Soft Power players: Italian Ambassador

India, Italy share similar vision, can be leading Soft Power players: Italian Ambassador

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (UNI) India and Italy share a similar vision on global affairs based on peace and the two countries can be leading players in the international soft power, Italy’s Ambassador to India Vincenzo de Luca said here on Friday.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message that ‘Now is a time for peace’ against the backdrop of a difficult geopolitical situation was the cornerstone of the successful G20 summit,” the Ambassador said while interacting with media during the two-day annual conference of the Soft Power Club at Technopark here.
He pointed out that Italy and India are enjoying a period of the best relationship as illustrated by two summits between Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni last year.

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