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‘If You Ran From New Delhi, You’d Get a Million Votes’: Italian PM Meloni Recalls India Welcome in Memoir
Meloni says informal gestures and personal rapport helped her build diplomatic ties, citing a joke that she could win 1 million votes in New Delhi.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reflects on personal diplomacy in her new book, "Giorgia's Vision," recalling how New Delhi streets featured posters of her during a 2023 visit, prompting Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani to joke she would secure "a million votes."
- Published by Rupa Publications, the book explores leadership, national identity, and faith through candid conversations with journalist Alessandro Sallusti, arguing successful diplomacy requires finding "your personal key" to connect with counterparts.
- Meloni recounts forging "solid diplomatic relationships" during informal breaks, including one with Tunisian President Kais Saied where, after she asked to smoke following 13 years, he shared cigarettes, creating a transformative "moment" between them.
- Global leaders reciprocated with personal gestures: Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gifted a Hello Kitty doll for her daughter, Ginevra, while Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki discussed Middle-earth at a café inspired by "The Lord of the Rings."
- Meloni emphasizes her warm rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, popularly dubbed "Melodi" on social media, and her friendship with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, with whom she regularly exchanges messages on current affairs.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has shared a special experience from her 2023 visit to India. She said she still remembers the posters put up in New Delhi to welcome and see her off. This story is recorded in her new book. Her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her visit to India and the discussion about "Melody" also made headlines around the world.
‘If you ran from New Delhi, you’d get a million votes’: Italian PM Meloni recalls India welcome in memoir
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recalls her 2023 India visit, the warm public welcome in New Delhi and her growing rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her new memoir.
·Mumbai, India
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