<p>Bari (Italy): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday officially closed the G7 Summit in the Apulia region of southern Italy, with a reference to her talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the two leaders explored opportunities to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership.</p>.<p>As the country holding the presidency for the Group of Seven industrialised nations, Italy hosted the leaders of participant nations – the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and the European Union (EU).</p>.G7 Summit: Modi seizes center stage to ambush Biden, Trudeau.<p>She also hosted representatives from 11 countries representing the Global South, including India. Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Meloni on Friday evening towards the end of his day-long visit to join the Outreach session and hold a series of bilaterals on the sidelines.</p>.<p>“With Mr Modi, we explored opportunities to strengthen our strategic partnership which began in 2022,” Meloni told reporters in her concluding media briefing on Saturday.</p>.'Hi friends, from #Melodi': Italian PM's video with PM Modi takes social media by storm.<p>Presenting some highlights from the G7 deliberations, Meloni pointed to the delegates' commitment to the Indo-Pacific region as a “clear signal to China”.</p>.<p>“We are open to dialogue but our companies must be able to compete on an equal footing within a free and fair market,” she said. </p>
<p>Bari (Italy): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday officially closed the G7 Summit in the Apulia region of southern Italy, with a reference to her talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the two leaders explored opportunities to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership.</p>.<p>As the country holding the presidency for the Group of Seven industrialised nations, Italy hosted the leaders of participant nations – the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and the European Union (EU).</p>.G7 Summit: Modi seizes center stage to ambush Biden, Trudeau.<p>She also hosted representatives from 11 countries representing the Global South, including India. Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Meloni on Friday evening towards the end of his day-long visit to join the Outreach session and hold a series of bilaterals on the sidelines.</p>.<p>“With Mr Modi, we explored opportunities to strengthen our strategic partnership which began in 2022,” Meloni told reporters in her concluding media briefing on Saturday.</p>.'Hi friends, from #Melodi': Italian PM's video with PM Modi takes social media by storm.<p>Presenting some highlights from the G7 deliberations, Meloni pointed to the delegates' commitment to the Indo-Pacific region as a “clear signal to China”.</p>.<p>“We are open to dialogue but our companies must be able to compete on an equal footing within a free and fair market,” she said. </p>