Italian Ambassador Ugo Ciarlatani paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today.

While welcoming the newly arrived Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan and Italy enjoy excellent bilateral relations.

He conveyed his warm greetings to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and fondly recalled his interactions with the Italian leader. He also expressed his pleasure at Prime Minister Meloni's completion of four uninterrupted years in office, which made her the Italian leader with the longest tenure.

The Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for receiving him and said that he would make earnest efforts to further promote and strengthen Pakistan-Italy relations during his tenure. In this regard, he looks forward to working closely with the Government across all areas of mutual interest.

The Prime Minister assured the Italian Ambassador of Pakistan's full cooperation in building stronger ties between the two countries, particularly in the areas of agriculture, IT and Artificial Intelligence, industry, textile and people-to-people contacts.