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		</div><p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday observed the formal exchange of a dozen co-operation agreements, including on defence, as part of efforts to strengthen ties between the two nations.</p>
<p>Mr Erdogan was in Rome to attend a fourth so-called Intergovernmental Summit between Italy and Turkey that aims to boost trade and co-operation.</p>
<p>His visit comes at a time when Turkey and Italy have expanded defence partnerships.</p>
<p>In March, Turkey’s leading drone manufacturer, Baykar, reached a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture with Italy’s Leonardo for production of unmanned aerial vehicles. Last year, Baykar bought Italian aircraft producer Piaggio Aerospace.</p>
<p>Speaking after their meeting, Ms Meloni and Mr Erdogan said that Turkey and Italy have successfully reached their 30 billion-dollar (£22.3 billion) trade volume target and have now set a new goal of 40 billion dollars (£29.8 billion), signalling further economic collaboration.</p>
<p>“We will continue to strengthen our co-operation with Italy, which has made significant progress in the field of defence industry, with new partnerships and projects,” Mr Erdogan said.</p>
<p>Italy sees Turkey as a key partner in managing migration numbers and maintaining stability in the region.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Ms Meloni thanked Mr Erdogan, saying joint measures by Turkey and Italy had resulted in the number of migrants originating from Turkey dropping to “zero”.</p>
<p>Mr Erdogan said: “We will continue our co-operation with Italy in the field of combating irregular migration in the coming period.”</p>
<p>The Turkish leader also said the sides had discussed possible co-operation towards Syria’s redevelopment and would hold more consultations on the issue.</p>
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