Ministry of External Affairs has announced that Italy has signed the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
The European country signed the ISA framework agreement after amendments to the agreement entered into force on January 8, 2021, opening its membership to all member states of the United Nations.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Italian Ambassador to India Vincenzo De Luca and welcomed Italy''s accession to International Solar Alliance. They also discussed Italy’s G20 presidency and Vaccine Maitri.
"The Italian Republic signed the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) today after the amendments to the Framework Agreement of the ISA entered into force on 8 January 2021, opening its Membership to all Member States of the UN," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava tweeted.
"The energy transition towards clean sources and low-emission energy systems is a priority on which we record fundamental convergences with our partners also in the main multilateral fora such as the G20, the IEA, and the Irena. We hope that ISA will be able to maximize synergies with the main international energy organizations", said Vincenzo de Luca.
The framework agreement was signed by Italian Ambassador to India Vincenzo De Luca, he said.
The signed copies of the agreement were received by the additional secretary (ER) as the representative of MEA which is the depositary of the ISA Framework Agreement.