India & Italy agree to deepen ties in aerospace, agri, energy transition

Brescia: India and Italy have agreed to strengthen cooperation in emerging and strategic sectors including aerospace and energy transition, agriculture, and global connectivity initiatives such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the government said on Friday.

“India and Italy resolved to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food processing, and to set up joint working groups in the automobile and space sectors,” the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement.

The countries identified collaboration opportunities in sustainable agri value chains, agri machinery, food packaging technologies, and renewable energy, and agreed to work together in areas such as green hydrogen and biofuels.

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and Italy’s deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani in a meeting in Brescia also “expressed intent to facilitate movement of skilled professionals between the two countries.”

The two leaders co-chaired the 22nd session of the India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC), the ministry said.

(The correspondent is in Brescia at the invitation of commerce & industry ministry)