I was pleased today to receive the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Palazzo Chigi. We had a broad and constructive discussion, during which we addressed numerous issues, from bilateral relations between Italy and the United States to the main international matters, including the crisis in the Middle East, freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the stabilization of Libya, and the peace process in Lebanon and Ukraine. A frank dialogue, between allies who defend their own national interests but who both know how precious Western unity is.
: Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy