Bathroom break nearly derails $22 million project at city council meeting
A brief break during Wednesday's city council meeting in Saskatoon nearly cost the city dearly.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday urged India to play a central role in facilitating a negotiating process to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
India, with the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing countries, could represent the vulnerabilities and needs of less-developed nations in such a process, Meloni said in a statement following talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
She condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and underscored its adverse impact on developing countries in terms of food and energy security.
"India may play a central role in facilitating a negotiating process for cessation of hostilities" in Ukraine, Meloni said.
Modi reiterated his cautious stand by reaffirming that peace can be achieved only through diplomacy and dialogue, saying: "India is ready to support a peace initiative in that direction."
So far, India has refrained from directly criticizing Russia's invasion. The two have been allies since the Cold War-era and New Delhi depends on Moscow for nearly 60% of its defence equipment. India has increasingly scooped up Russian oil since the invasion a year ago, initially facing scrutiny from the U.S. and other allies over its growing purchases. That pressure has since waned and India has continued to abstain from voting in UN resolutions that condemn Russia's war against Ukraine.
Meloni is on her first visit to India after becoming Italy's prime minister in October last year.
She said trade between the two countries had doubled in two years to more than US$53 billion. Both sides called for expanding co-operation in defence, green energy, digital transition, cyber security and space.
Primary Indian exports to Italy include ready-made garments, leather, iron ore, motor vehicles, textiles, chemicals, gems and jewelry. India mainly imports from Italy machinery, machine tools, metallurgical products and engineering items. Around 140 large Italian companies are active in India.
Meloni conveyed to Modi her government's desire to reboot defence ties with India. Modi said there were ample opportunities in defence manufacturing and co-production.
He said the two countries will start joint military exercises and training courses for military personnel.
Their military ties were damaged in 2014 after India cancelled a US$670 million contract for 12 helicopters after Italian defence giant Finmeccanica was accused of bribing Indian contacts to secure the deal.
India had received three helicopters and stopped the delivery of the remaining nine AW1010 helicopters.
India's decision to prosecute two Italian marines in the shooting deaths of two Indian fishermen in 2012 sparked a bitter row between the two nations. India's Supreme Court in 2021 closed criminal proceedings against the Italian marines after Italy paid US$1.3 million in damages, ending the long-simmering case.
A brief break during Wednesday's city council meeting in Saskatoon nearly cost the city dearly.
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