President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed a joint declaration following a meeting in Kyiv on 21 February.
The text of the declaration was published on the Ukrainian president's website.
According to the document, Italy pledged to facilitate "strong and effective political and material support to Ukraine from the EU and Allies aimed at ensuring the ability of the Ukrainian state to effectively defend its territories on land, sea and air". Whenever possible, the country will continue to provide strong military, technical, defence and humanitarian support and will support the intensifying of NATO's partnership with Ukraine.
Italy also supports the convening of a global peace summit and has expressed its readiness to play a key role in rebuilding our country.
"We agree on the possibility of organizing an Italian-Ukrainian conference in Italy to discuss the nature of the support and cooperation we can develop in the context of reconstruction," the declaration says.
Zelenskyy and Meloni also emphasized the importance of Ukraine's consistent efforts to continue the Black Sea Grain Initiative and launch the humanitarian programme Grain from Ukraine.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Kyiv on her first visit to Ukraine on 21 February. She announced that Ukraine would receive three types of air defence systems (Samp-T, Spada and Skyguard). Regarding the fighter jets, Meloni noted that they are not currently being considered for delivery to Ukraine.