Meeting friends is always a delight: PM Modi to Italian leader
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to a viral selfie his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni took with him on the sidelines of the COP28 meet in Dubai, saying “meeting friends is always a delight”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reacted to a viral selfie his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni took with him on the sidelines of the COP28 meet in Dubai, saying "meeting friends is always a delight".
Ms. Meloni had on Friday posted the selfie on X with the remarks, "Good friends at COP28" followed by hashtag '#Melodi', a mix of the two leaders' surnames.
The warm picture of the two leaders smilingly into the camera has gone viral since.
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