Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni landed in India on Thursday, because the nations look to enhance ties harm by the 2012 taking pictures of two fishermen by Italian marines off the southern Indian coast.
India and Italy are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations this yr and the Indian international ministry mentioned the nations would look to strengthen safety, defence and financial relations.
Meloni, the primary Italian prime minister to go to India in 5 years, will meet her counterpart Narendra Modi throughout her go to and likewise tackle a convention backed by the Indian international ministry on Friday.
“Prime Minister Meloni’s visit is expected to further strengthen and deepen the long-standing relationship between India and Italy,” the Indian international ministry mentioned in a press release.
“Both sides will … strengthen security and defence cooperation, work towards closer economic ties, enhance opportunity for mobility of talent and give strategic guidance to ongoing collaboration in science & technology.”
India’s Supreme Court mentioned in June 2021 that it had closed all proceedings towards two Italian marines over the taking pictures after Rome paid $1.36 million in compensation.
Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre, who have been arrested in February 2012 over the taking pictures, mentioned the killings have been unintended as they mistook the fishermen for pirates and fired warning photographs whereas on obligation on the Italian oil tanker “Enrica Lexie”.
The Indian courtroom had earlier barred the Italian ambassador from leaving the nation over the taking pictures, resulting in a diplomatic spat between the nations.
In one other blow to ties, India in 2013 cancelled a 560 million euro ($596 million) helicopter take care of AgustaWestland, a part of Italian defence group Finmeccanica, following a bribery scandal.
The scandal raised political temperatures in each Italy and India and tarnished the corporate’s status at a time when India had established itself as one the world’s largest arms patrons.
Italy’s supreme courtroom later acquitted two former executives of the Rome-based group in 2019 in relation to the case.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
