Italian, Japanese leaders agree to form 'strategic partnership'

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, January 10, 2023. /CFP

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed to strengthen ties in a range of spheres, including the economy, trade and security, at a meeting on Tuesday, the leaders said.

"We have agreed to elevate our relations to the level of a strategic partnership," Meloni told reporters in a brief statement after the meeting in Rome.

Among the areas of heightened cooperation, Kishida cited diplomacy, investment, railways and cinema.

Source(s): Reuters