Meloni invites Zaidi to Rome as new Iraqi PM meets Italian ambassador

BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received an invitation from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit Rome on Thursday, delivered by Italian Ambassador Niccolò Fontana alongside a congratulatory letter on the formation of the new government.

The meeting addressed bilateral relations and ways to develop cooperation in economic, industrial and scientific fields, according to a statement from Zaidi’s media office. Both sides also stressed “the need for regional and international efforts to prevent escalation and keep away the specter of war and its dangerous repercussions on the stability of the region and the world.”