Romanian President Nicușor Dan is also traveling to the meeting in Washington, D.C., as an observer, writes the news site Euractiv.
Meloni, who co-founded the right-wing nationalist Brothers of Italy, is considered one of the EU leaders who has the closest ties with Trump. She says observer status in the council is a “good solution” given the constitutional challenges with full membership.
The council is chaired by Trump. 19 countries were involved when it was formally founded in Davos in January, and since then a few more have joined. However, most of the invited Western countries, including Sweden, have declined.
At Thursday's meeting, the next step in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is on the agenda.
