Greek and Italian Prime Ministers meet to discuss tensions with Turkey, energy crisis

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Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with newly elected Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Brussels on Thursday on the sidelines of the European Council meeting.

During the meeting, the two leaders expressed their will to enhance bilateral relations between Italy and Greece, and expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest within the EU, such as energy and economic governance.

Mitsotakis and Meloni discussed regional and international issues, as well as the social and economic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Greece’s Prime Minister also confirmed in a tweet that he informed his Italian counterpart “about the latest developments in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean” and the recent “aggressive rhetoric” by Turkey.

Source: tornosnews.gr.

READ MORE: ‘Do it with meraki’: Italian Prime Minister hails Greeks for their approach to life.

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