US President Joe Biden hosted his Italian counterpart, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, on the White House on Thursday for bilateral talks.
Biden thanked Meloni for her “strong” assist of Ukraine, saying Meloni has maintained “very strong support defending against Russian atrocities.”
“It’s not just a war. Russia is committing atrocities,” he instructed reporters within the Oval Office. “I want to thank the Italian people for supporting you and supporting Ukraine. It makes a big difference.”
Meloni stated within the wake of Russia’s February 2022 conflict on Ukraine, “Western nations have shown that they can on each other much more than some have believed.”
“Moreover, after the Russian aggression against Ukraine, all together we decided to defend the international law and I’m proud that Italy, from the beginning, played its part in it,” she stated. “Supporting Ukraine means defending the peaceful coexistence of people and states everywhere in the world.”
In addition to continued efforts to keep up cooperation on Ukraine, the leaders are anticipated to debate a variety of points, together with more and more excessive climate patterns attributable to local weather change, bilateral commerce and protection cooperation, in keeping with the White House.
Italy hosts 30,000 American troops, and Defense Department staff and their households on 5 bases. Italy is the second largest host of American forces in Europe. Germany hosts the biggest with greater than 35,000 troops.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
