Vatican City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Pope Francis at the Vatican City on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Pope Francis to visit India.

#WATCH: PM @narendramodi met Pope #Francis at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican earlier today. @Pontifex @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/N9vGnGsTn5

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After his meeting with Pope, Modi in his twitter said that he had a very warm meeting with Pope Francis. I had the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues with him and also invited him to visit India.

According to official sources, the meeting which was initially scheduled for only 20 minutes, continued for an hour during which they discussed a wide range of topics, including the fight against climate change and removing poverty. Modi is on a three day visit to Italy to attend the G20 Summit in Rome from where he will proceed to Glasgow for the UN COP26.