China News Agency, Paris, October 23. French President Macron visited Italy on October 23, local time, and held talks with the new Italian Prime Minister Meloni to discuss issues such as French-Italian relations.
French officials revealed that the talks between Macron and Meloni were held in Rome, the capital of Italy, on the evening of the 23rd, and the talks lasted for more than an hour.
Macron congratulated Meloni on his appointment as prime minister.
He posted a photo of the two of them on social media after the meeting, and said that the development of French-Italian relations should be continued through dialogue.
French officials said Macron's talks with Melloni were "constructive and pragmatic" and allowed France and Italy to gain a broad understanding of current European affairs, including energy issues and the Ukraine crisis.
The French newspaper Le Parisien said Macron was the first foreign leader to meet the new Italian Prime Minister Meloni.
In addition, Macron also expressed his gratitude to Meloni's predecessor Draghi through social media.
Draghi visited France several times during his tenure as Italian Prime Minister.
Meloni and his cabinet members were sworn in at the Italian presidential palace on the 22nd, and Meloni became Italy's first female prime minister.
In the Italian parliamentary elections held last month, Meloni's Italian Brotherhood Party won 26% of the vote, making it the largest party in the parliament.
French public opinion is closely following Macron's visit to Italy.
Some analysts pointed out that Macron's visit was aimed at "calming down" French-Italian relations.
Macron had earlier said he was "completely ready" to work with Meloni.
Meloni also stated his position on key EU issues before his talks with Macron, showing Italy's commitment to NATO and its determination to support Ukraine.
Macron also attended a peace conference in Rome on the 23rd, and talked about the Ukraine crisis and made comments on how to achieve peace in Ukraine.
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