New Delhi: Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for his second visit to India in 2025, reflecting the steady momentum in diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
Confirming his arrival, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X, “Warm welcome to Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, on his arrival in New Delhi. This is his second visit to India this year. His engagements in Delhi and Mumbai will further strengthen the India-Italy Strategic Partnership.”
According to a media advisory issued by the MEA, Tajani will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday before travelling to Mumbai for official engagements on Thursday. He is scheduled to depart from Mumbai on Friday.
The visit follows a series of high-level interactions between the two nations. On November 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, where the two leaders discussed expanding cooperation across key sectors, including trade, investment, defence, innovation, artificial intelligence, space and education.
Following the meeting, Prime Minister Modi said the India-Italy Strategic Partnership was “growing from strength to strength,” adding that both sides had agreed to further advance collaboration in priority areas.
The leaders also announced a joint initiative to combat the financing of terrorism, which Prime Minister Modi described as a “necessary and timely effort” to strengthen global action against terrorism and its support networks.
Tajani and Jaishankar last met on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September, where they reviewed bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global developments.
India and Italy, which established diplomatic relations in 1947, continue to deepen ties through growing economic engagement and strong people-to-people connections.