Italy’s PM Meloni: Jokes She’d ‘Kill Someone’ To Quit Smoking
October 20, 2025
5:25 am
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni lightens the mood with a cigarette quip during chat with Turkey’s Erdogan, as leaders share laughter, at the Gaza Peace Summit.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sparked laughter among fellow world leaders at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt after joking that she would “kill someone” if forced to give up smoking.
The 48-year-old leader made the offhand remark while chatting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has pledged to make Turkey smoke-free. Their light-hearted exchange was captured on camera by Turkey’s Ihlas News Agency.
“You look great. But I have to make you stop …
