New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rome on Friday to attend the 16th G-20 Summit and meet Pope Francis at the Vatican.
The PM was received by senior officials of the Government of Italy and Ambassador of India in Italy, said an official news release.
The PM will be in Rome and the Vatican City from October 29 to 31 to participate in the G-20 Summit and meet the Pope and the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
“Landed in Rome to take part in the @g20org Summit, an important forum to deliberate on key global issues. I also look forward to other programmes through this visit to Rome,” Modi wrote on his Twitter.