Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni after she became Italy's longest-serving prime minister.
"I sincerely congratulate Ms. Giorgia Meloni, who has earned the title of Italy's 'longest-serving prime minister,'" Erdogan said in a social media post on Friday.
Erdogan said he was confident that mutual ties between Türkiye and Italy would continue to grow stronger.
"I sincerely believe that we will further strengthen the cooperation and solidarity between our countries with Ms. Giorgia Meloni with each passing day," he said.
Meloni on Friday became the head of the longest-serving government in the history of the Italian Republic, according to Italian news agency ANSA. She reached 1,413 days in office since taking power on October 22 2022, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's second government, which lasted 1,412 days.
Meloni, who has also become Italy's longest-serving prime minister of the postwar period, marked the milestone in a post on X, describing it as a source of gratitude and responsibility.
"It is a fact that I welcome with gratitude and a strong sense of responsibility. Because stability is not a record to flaunt, but the condition that allows a nation to plan, decide, honour commitments, and command respect," she said.
