Senior officials from India and Italy convened in New Delhi on Thursday for their second bilateral consular dialogue, reinforcing the enduring partnership between the two nations.
The dialogue, aimed at strengthening people-to-people ties and collaboration between strategic allies, delved into a range of consular matters of mutual interest.
Key topics included expediting visa processing, facilitating smoother movement for students and workers, ensuring safe and legal migration, addressing issues pertaining to the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), enhancing safety for women and children, and streamlining travel for citizens of both countries.
Both delegations reaffirmed their dedication to advancing cooperation in these areas and agreed to hold the next consular dialogue in Rome at a mutually agreeable time.