Prime Minister Meloni's surprise visit to the Persian Gulf: an energy security mission.

Prime Minister's raid in the Persian Gulf.

Giorgia Meloni, who has just landed in Jeddah, will meet with the region's top leaders over the next two days, visiting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

This, sources at Palazzo Chigi underline, is the first visit to the region by a leader of the EU, G20, and NATO since the beginning of the conflict in Iran.

The mission aims to strengthen Italy's energy security, the same sources explain: the Gulf represents a crucial source of oil and gas for Italy and plays a key role in global energy prices.

(Unioneonline)