Italy's Meloni, China's Xi discussed war in Ukraine, Middle East, Italian PM office says

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East during a meeting in Beijing, the Italian prime minister office said on Monday.

They also discussed the "growing tensions" in the Indo-Pacific area, it added.

The two leaders addressed the "priority issues on the international agenda from the war in Ukraine to the risks of a further escalation of the situation in the Middle East. They also discussed the growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific."

"Prime Minister Meloni and President Xi discussed some of the most important global governance issues of common interest, from artificial intelligence to the fight against climate change and the UN Security Council reform process," the statement added.