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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joked she would probably kill someone if she had to give up cigarettes.
The leader made the quip during a light-hearted exchange at the Gaza summit in Egypt after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has pledged to make Turkey smoke-free, challenged her over her smoking habit.
'You look great. But I have to make you stop smoking,' he told Ms Meloni, prompting laughter from Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron.
'It's impossible,' the French president said.
'I know, I know,' Ms Meloni replied. 'I don't want to kill somebody.'
The 48-year-old recently revealed in a book that she had started smoking again after quitting 13 years ago - and joked that cigarettes had helped her bond with foreign leaders, including Tunisian president Kais Saied.
Mr Erdoğan wasn't the only leader to comment on Ms Meloni at the summit. Donald Trump also offered his trademark praise after arriving from addressing Israel's parliament, the Knesset.
The US president told the gathered leaders that calling a woman 'beautiful' was now seen as politically risky, but that he didn't care.
'I'm not allowed to say it because usually it's the end of your political career if you say it. She's a beautiful young woman,' he said.
'Now if you use the word beautiful in the United States about a woman, that's the end of your political career, but I'll take my chances!'
Gesturing to her, he added: 'Where is she? There she is. You don't mind being called beautiful, right? Because you are.
'She wanted to be here, and she's incredible, and they really respect her in Italy. She's a very successful politician.'
Ms Meloni has cultivated close ties with the Trump administration, positioning herself as a key mediator between the EU and the US on issues from trade to the war in Ukraine.
At the summit, she also signalled Italy's growing openness to recognising a Palestinian state following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
She said: 'Clearly, if the plan is implemented, Italy's recognition of Palestine will certainly be closer.'
Ms Meloni added that Rome stood ready to help stabilise Gaza, potentially by deploying Italian Carabinieri under a UN mandate.
'Italy is ready to do its part,' she said. 'It's a great opportunity. It's a historic day. I'm proud that Italy is here.'