'Will continue to work together'; Italian PM Giorgia Meloni congratulates Modi on election victory

NEW DELHI: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the third consecutive electoral victory in the Lok Sabha polls. In a post on X, Meloni wrote that she is certain that both of them will work together to strengthen the friendship that will unite India and Italy.

The Italian PM further said that both nations will cooperate on various issues that bind the two nations and are for the well-being of the people.

"Congratulations to @narendramodi on the new electoral victory and my warmest wishes for good work. Certain that we will continue to work together to strengthen the friendship that unites Italy and India and consolidate cooperation on the various issues that bind us, for the well-being of our Nations and our peoples," Italian PM Meloni said in a post on X.

Expressing gratitude to his Italian counterpart, PM Modi, in a post on X wrote, "Thank you for your kind wishes PM @GiorgiaMeloni. We remain committed to deepening India-Italy strategic partnership which is underpinned by shared values and interests."

Nepal PM Pranchanda, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth also congratulated PM Narendra Modi.

The BJP-led NDA is set to form its third successive government at the Centre with the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday throwing up a verdict that also brought cheer to the opposition INDIA bloc as it put up a strong performance with Congress.