<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday at the Vatican City ahead of the delegation-level talks during which they are expected to discuss a range of areas of interests in terms of the general global perspectives and issues such as Covid-19.</p>.<p>"The Prime Minister will have a separate call. He will be meeting his Holiness on a one-on-one basis. And that could, after a certain period of time, be followed up by delegation-level talks,” Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters here on Friday while briefing the details of the Prime Minister’s engagements in Italy.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-modi-holds-productive-interaction-with-european-council-1045349.html" target="_blank">PM Modi holds ‘productive interaction’ with European Council</a></strong></p>.<p>Shringla said the Vatican has not set any agenda for the talks. “I believe tradition is not to have an agenda when you discuss issues with His Holiness. And I think we respect that. I'm sure the issues that will be covered would cover a range of areas of interests in terms of the general global perspectives and issues that are important to all of us,” he said.</p>.<p>"Covid-19, health issues, how we can work together...and this is something that, I think would be the general trend in the discussions," he added.</p>.<p>In his departure statement on Thursday, Modi said he will be visiting Rome and the Vatican City from October 29-31.</p>.<p>"During my visit to Italy, I will also visit the Vatican City, to call on His Holiness Pope Francis and meet Secretary of State, His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin," Modi said.</p>.<p>From Rome, Modi will travel to Glasgow, the UK, at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday at the Vatican City ahead of the delegation-level talks during which they are expected to discuss a range of areas of interests in terms of the general global perspectives and issues such as Covid-19.</p>.<p>"The Prime Minister will have a separate call. He will be meeting his Holiness on a one-on-one basis. And that could, after a certain period of time, be followed up by delegation-level talks,” Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters here on Friday while briefing the details of the Prime Minister’s engagements in Italy.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-modi-holds-productive-interaction-with-european-council-1045349.html" target="_blank">PM Modi holds ‘productive interaction’ with European Council</a></strong></p>.<p>Shringla said the Vatican has not set any agenda for the talks. “I believe tradition is not to have an agenda when you discuss issues with His Holiness. And I think we respect that. I'm sure the issues that will be covered would cover a range of areas of interests in terms of the general global perspectives and issues that are important to all of us,” he said.</p>.<p>"Covid-19, health issues, how we can work together...and this is something that, I think would be the general trend in the discussions," he added.</p>.<p>In his departure statement on Thursday, Modi said he will be visiting Rome and the Vatican City from October 29-31.</p>.<p>"During my visit to Italy, I will also visit the Vatican City, to call on His Holiness Pope Francis and meet Secretary of State, His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin," Modi said.</p>.<p>From Rome, Modi will travel to Glasgow, the UK, at the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.</p>