![German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni (R) attend a joint press conference at the end of the Italy-Germany intergovernmental summit at Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome, Italy, on January 23, 2026. [Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AA-20260123-40348365-40348363-ITALYGERMANY_INTERGOVERNMENTAL_SUMMIT_IN_ROME-1.jpg)
Germany and Italy said on Friday that they would be ready to join the US-led Board of Peace initiative, but cited constitutional problems for such a move, Anadolu reports. “Italy’s position is as follows. We are available. We are interested in this initiative. I also think Germany can play an important role here, because it concerns the stabilization of the Middle East,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told a press briefing with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Rome. “The work that can lead to a consolidation of this ceasefire and towards the proposal of a two-state solution—I think all of that requires our involvement. So we are ready, but of course there are objective problems. As the initiative is currently […]
