US EditionTurkey and Italy strengthen ties with trade and defense agreements
- On April 29, 2025, in Rome, the leader of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, participated in the formal signing of twelve cooperation agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral relations.
- The agreements and the summit aimed to strengthen ties amid expanded defense partnerships and ongoing efforts to boost trade and cooperation.
- Key developments include a March memorandum between Turkey's Baykar and Italy's Leonardo for drone production, plus Baykar's 2024 acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace.
- Meloni and Erdogan announced that Turkey and Italy have achieved their goal of $30 billion in trade and have agreed to pursue an increased target of $40 billion, while also agreeing to collaborate on migration management and the reconstruction of Syria.
- The agreements signal deeper economic, defense, and migration collaboration, as joint efforts reduced migrants from Turkey to zero and further consultations are planned.
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Is Meloni the Leader Europe Needs? | by Mattia Ferraresi - Project Syndicate
Over the past few years, Italy’s right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has forged strong ties with European Union leaders in Brussels while also remaining a darling of American right-wing populists. The question now is whether EU power brokers will use her fully to their advantage.
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Turkey and Italy strengthen ties with trade and defense agreements
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have witnessed the formal exchange of a dozen cooperation agreements including on defense.
Turkey, Italy to strengthen defence cooperation, boost trade
ROME - Italy and Turkey will continue to strengthen cooperation in the defence industry with new projects while also boosting their reciprocal trade, the leaders of the two countries said after holding talks in Rome. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Meloni-Erdogan Summit: the live video of the statements to the press
The signing ceremony of the agreements in the presence of the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Tayyip Erdoğan, followed by joint statements to the press at Villa Doria Pamphilj. The article Meloni-Erdogan Summit: the live video of the statements to the press comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
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