The 4th Italy-Türkiye Intergovernmental Summit, held in Rome on April 29, crowns the historic friendship between the two countries and elevates their relationship to a new level of strategic partnership. The visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirms an extraordinary relationship that hinges on several complementarities in various sectors, including the political and diplomatic ones. At a bilateral level, it would not be unreasonable to assert that we are witnessing a new phase of crucial importance, as it is also proven by the signature of over ten agreements in many fields under the competence of different ministries, from social affairs to culture and tourism, but also business and technology, science, sports, and work.

With an eye to both the present and the future, several agreements focus on R&D and scientific cooperation in innovative sectors — raw-material extraction, the blue economy, and the space economy. The memorandum of understanding signed by the two space agencies aims to foster cooperation in peaceful space activities. The strong mutual collaboration is also visible at the “people-to-people” level — through sports diplomacy and the joint hosting of the EURO 2032.

Besides, many other issues were on the table, and they were tackled with the sole objective of further strengthening the bilateral........

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