Italy PM Giorgia Meloni congratulates Narendra Modi on record tenure

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday congratulated her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on becoming his countrys longestserving elected PM and expressed readiness to work with him in creating new opportunities for the people of the two nationsPM Modi on Wednesday became Indias longestserving Prime Minister marking 12 years at the helm of the Central government He crossed former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehrus record with 4399 days in office as an elected Prime MinisterExtending wishes to PM Modi Meloni in a post on X wrote Congratulations to Narendra Modi who today becomes the longestserving elected Prime Minister in the history of India It has been a pleasure to meet again in Rome in recent weeks and to launch together a Special Strategic Partnership that looks to the future to create new opportunities for our Nations and our peoplesCongratulazioni a narendramodi che oggi diventa il Primo Ministro eletto piugrave longevo nella storia dellrsquoIndiaEgrave stato un piacere ritrovarci a Roma nelle scorse settimane e lanciare assieme un Partenariato Strategico Speciale che guarda al futuro per creare nuove opportunitagravehellip pictwittercomhiQICM6eKVmdash Giorgia Meloni GiorgiaMeloni June 10 2026Earlier in May PM Modi made a twoday official visit to Italy where he held talks with both Meloni and President Sergio MattarellaDuring their meeting PM Modi and Meloni decided to elevate bilateral ties to the level of a Special Strategic Partnership The two leaders welcomed the strong momentum of highlevel exchanges and agreed to hold annual meetings of leaders including on the sidelines of multilateral events as well as regular ministerial and institutionallevel meetingsBoth leaders engaged in comprehensive discussions covering the entire gamut of the IndiaItaly partnership according to the statement released by the Prime Ministers Office They also reviewed the progress made in bilateral cooperation across all domains of the Joint Strategic Action Plan 20252029 agreeing to further expand collaboration in trade and investment defence and security science and technology research and innovation space energy AI and critical technologies education culture and peopletopeople tiesPMs Modi and Meloni also expressed satisfaction with deepening defence cooperation through ministerial and official interactions exchange of port visits and regular engagement of defence forces They welcomed the signing of the Joint Declaration of Intent and an Industrial Roadmap for collaboration in codesign codevelopment and coproduction of defence productsPM Modi also attended a dinner hosted by Meloni and the two leaders also visited the iconic Colosseum in RomePM Modi presented a lighthearted and unique gift a ldquoMelodyrdquo toffee packet to Meloni bringing back the widely popular ldquoMelodirdquo moment that has often gone viral on social media The informal exchange marked by laughter between the two leaders was later shared by the Italian PM on Instagram where she also spoke about the gesture and the gift received from the Indian Prime MinisterSharing the video of the moment Meloni said ldquoPrime Minister Modi brought us a gift a very very good toffee Melodyrdquo Thank you for the giftThe ldquoMelodirdquo phenomenon a portmanteau combining the names of Prime Ministers Modi and Meloni has become a recurring viral trend online reflecting the visible personal rapport and friendly exchanges between the two leaders during various international engagementsThe term has frequently been used by social media users to highlight their lighthearted interactions at global platforms often turning into viral moments that generate memes discussions and widespread online engagement while also symbolising a perceived strengthening of IndiaItaly relationsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever