Italy's head of state Sergio Mattarella on Monday received at the Qurinale Palace in Rome Georgia's president Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Quirinale said in a statement.
Margvelashvili also lunched with Mattarella at the Quirinale, the statement said.
Italy's junior foreign minister Benedetto Della Vedova also attended the meeting between Mattarella and Margvelashvili, the statement added.