A statement issued by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers indicates that the meeting between the two leaders, which follows the one held in 2022, aims to enhance cooperation and strategic partnership.

Both leaders address the global agenda’s priorities, including the actions to end conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Valeria Giannotta, scientific director of the Türkiye Observatory of the Center for International Political Studies (CeSPI), underscored in press statements that “there is a community of values, a community of strategic objectives.”

Gianotta noted, “The only divergence we observe concerns the Israeli-Palestinian issue,” where Ankara lashes out against Tel Aviv, unlike Italy; even though there is “a common vision of peace with the two-state solution.”

During this summit, the Italian and Turkish governments will formalize several agreements and memoranda of understanding to strengthen bilateral collaboration in several sectors such as energy, defense, infrastructure development, transport, and space activities. jrr/iff/lam/ort