Premier Giorgia Meloni had a series of talks with Italy’s allies after arriving in Canada on Sunday for the G7 summit at Kananaskis.

Meloni had bilateral meetings with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz before taking part in five-way talks with Starmer, Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The Italian premier’s office said the meeting with Starmer “provided an opportunity for an in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues on the international agenda, starting with the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in Ukraine.

“During the meeting, close coordination also continued regarding both the G7 agenda and in view of the NATO Summit in The Hague, with a full convergence of views being noted,” it continued “Lastly, the two leaders reviewed the main areas of bilateral collaboration, especially in the fields of energy, investment promotion, and security and defence, with particular reference to the strategic Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), as well as the increasingly fruitful cooperation in combating irregular migration and fighting human trafficking”.

Meloni’s office said the encounter with Merz “provided an opportunity to confirm the shared will to hold a new edition of the Italy-Germany intergovernmental summit in Rome at the beginning of 2026 and to maintain close coordination on the main issues on the EU agenda, such as the fight against irregular migration and competitiveness.

“Lastly, the meeting also allowed for an exchange of views on the most recent developments in the Middle East and on the war in Ukraine, in the context of transatlantic relations and in view of the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague,” it said.