G20 Summit: PM Modi to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Rome; meet the Pope in Vatican

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting  capital of Italy, Rome for participating in G20 summit. Modi is expected to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his first day of arrival in Rome, reported ANI. He is scheduled to arrive in Italian capital on Friday, 29 October to attend G20 summit. 

Modi to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi 

Prime Minister Modi will visit Piazza Gandhi in Rome, according to ANI. Indian Ambassor to Italy, Neena Malhotra, is expected to accompany Modi on his visit to Piazza Gandhi. Sources have revealed that newly elected Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri will also likely be present at Piazza Gandhi during PM Modi's visit. During his visit for G20 Summit, Prime Minister Modi is likely to briefly meet a few representatives of Indian diaspora, ANI reported. 

PM Modi is set to attend his eighth G20 Summit in Rome from October 29 to 31 upon invitation of Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi. This year, me of G20 meet under Italian Presidency is woven around 'People, Planet and Prosperity'. hes of states of G20 member countries, European Union and or invited countries and or international organisations will be participating in G20 summit. Last year's summit was convened by Saudi Arabia virtually owing to COVID-19 pandemic. 

PM Modi to visit Pope Francis

During visit, Prime Minister will be meeting Pope Francis in Vatican, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla informed in a press briefing on Thursday, 28 October, according to ANI. Shringla ded that it is not clear yet that meeting between Pope Francis and PM Modi "will be one on one or delegation level". On sidelines of G20 Summit, Narendra Modi is expected to hold a few bilateral meetings with leers, including Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, according to ANI. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla in a press briefing, informed that after G20 Summit, PM Modi is scheduled to attend COP26 in Glasgow wherein, he is expected to pitch for collective efforts that are needed to be taken to deal with situation in Afghanistan. 

With inputs from ANI

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