Sharm El-Sheikh, Oct. 14 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's anti-tobacco crusade has a new target: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Politico reported.

On the sidelines of a peace summit in Egypt aimed at ending the war in Gaza, Erdogan promised Meloni he would find a way to convince her to stop smoking.

"You look great. But I have to make you stop smoking," Erdogan told Meloni, according to footage published by Italian daily Il Foglio and other media, as cited by Politico.

But French President Emmanuel Macron, who was next to them, was quick to dash Erdogan's hopes. "It's impossible!" he said, laughing.

"I know, I know," Meloni said, adding a warning that quitting smoking might make her less sociable. "I don't want to k...