Macron 1st Leader to Meet Italy's New PM Meloni

French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome.

The two leaders discussed current European issues including the need to increase energy prices, support for Ukraine, and the management of migrant flows.

Macron, who's currently on an official visit to Italy, wrote on Twitter that the two countries had to continue to work together "with dialogue and ambition."

Meloni, Italy's first woman prime minister, formally took over from Mario Draghi as head of government earlier on Sunday after she and her new cabinet team were officially sworn in on Saturday in Rome.

The PM sought to project a moderate image during the election campaign, dropping previous anti-EU rhetoric and pledging to keep Italy at the heart of European and Western institutions.

European Commission leaders in Brussels sent her messages of congratulations on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the French leader is set to meet Pope Francis on Monday.