Tokyo, Feb. 9 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her victory in the elections for the renewal of Japan's House of Representatives.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in a post on X, congratulated Takaichi on the "significant success achieved in the elections for the renewal of the House of Representatives of Japan." Highlighting the close relationship between the two countries, Meloni said, "Our Nations are united by a deep friendship and a strategic partnership that continues to grow stronger thanks to the relationship of sincere trust and constructive collaboration that we have been able to build over these years between ...