Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Italy on Friday to attend the G20 Summit.

Prime Minister Modi will meet in Rome to address global economic and health recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“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,” he said on Twitter.

In his departure statement, Modi said he will be visiting Rome and the Vatican City from October 29-31 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, following which he will travel to Glasgow, the UK, from November 1-2 at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.