Erdoฤan โคUrges Italian Prime Minister Meloniโค to Quit Smoking, Sparking International Coverage
ROME -โข Turkish President Recep Tayyip โขErdoฤan advised Italian Prime โMinister โGiorgia Meloni to quitโค smokingโ during a recent meeting, a moment that has garnered attention in bothโ Italian and international media. the exchange occurred while the two leaders shook hands,according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
The incident highlights Erdoฤan’s well-knownโข advocacy against tobacco use.Politico’s European edition โขreported on โฃthe exchange with โขthe headline, “Erdogan wants Meloni to quitโฃ smoking, but Macron โฃthinks this is a hopeless case.” The article noted meloni responded to Erdoฤan’s suggestionโข with a joke,โค stating she might be hazardous if she stopped smoking.
Reports indicate Meloniโ previously quit โคsmoking 13 โคyears ago but has since resumed the habit. This was detailed in a bookโข based on a series of interviews with the Prime Minister, as reported by the โคCroatian news portal Index.
Serbian Politics newspaper described Erdoฤan’s warning as โคdelivered in a “distinctive,โ half-joking โtone.” The exchange underscoresโข Erdoฤan’s ongoing anti-tobacco campaign and has become a talking point among international observers.
