Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini declared Thursday that Italy supported the plan presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold an international meeting on the Iraq issue.

Frattini made the comments after meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who is visiting Italy and met with senior Vatican officials and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi earlier in the day.

At a joint press conference, Frattini said that the meeting, aimed to coordinate different views of all sides involved, is a key way to solve the Iraq problem.

He stressed that Italy will continue its efforts in solving the Iraq problem.

Besides, both ministers declared that a global fight against terrorism must be carried out in full respect of international law and human rights.

They also said that the two countries should coordinate their efforts in the reform process of the UN Security Council.

Frattini praised Russia's political and economic reform plan, and said that Italy would continue to encourage investment of Italian companies in Russia.

He announced that Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi will a hold a summit meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow in November.