An Azerbaijan–Italy business forum is planned to be held in Baku.

Axar.az reports that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made the statement during joint press remarks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

“We have planned to organize a business forum here in Baku in the second half of 2026 to turn our political cooperation into concrete opportunities for our enterprises and workers,” she said.

Meloni also spoke about mutual investments, noting strong interest from Italian companies in strategic and development projects.

“As discussed with Mr. President, I can confirm that there are numerous Italian enterprises with a very great interest in strategic plans, development plans, and 360-degree modernization – not only bilaterally but also in the execution of joint work in third countries. Because energy is not the only field of our cooperation. There are many other fields,” she added.