Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş met with La Russa, President of the Senate, the upper house of the Italian Parliament.

During the meeting held on the margins of the conference in the Italian House of Representatives, Kurtulmuş stated that Turkey and Italy are two friendly countries that are allies in Europe and that they have joint work in many fields, and that the sincere and regular dialogue between the leaders also shapes the relations.

Stating that they wish these positive relations between the governments of the two countries to contribute to increasing the regular dialogue between the parliaments, Kurtulmuş said that they are ready to make every effort to further strengthen the relations with the Italian House of Representatives and Senate.

Stating that there are very important challenges, conflicts and tensions in the region, especially in the European continent, Kurtulmuş stated that Türkiye is making serious efforts to solve all problems in the region through peaceful means and diplomacy, and that it strongly supports peace efforts.

Stating that although a year has passed since the ceasefire agreement reached in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to end the genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza and to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Israel has not kept its promise and continues its massacres in Palestinian lands, Kurtulmuş emphasized that Israel should keep its promise within the scope of this agreement and increase the pressure of the international community to ensure permanent peace.

Stating that they are ready to develop and strengthen Turkey-EU relations in every field in line with membership in the European Union (EU), which is a strategic goal for Turkey, Kurtulmuş noted that, in this context, they expect Italy to support Türkiye's EU membership process, the updating of the Customs Union and the initiation of processes aimed at revitalizing the visa liberalization dialogue.