EGN NEWS DESK
U.S. President Joe Biden will journey to Rome subsequent month to fulfill with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis.
Biden will “meet with Italy’s leaders to spotlight the energy of the U.S.-Italy relationship, thank Prime Minister Meloni for her sturdy management of the G7 over the previous 12 months, and focus on vital challenges going through the world,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned Thursday night in Washington.
The Jan. 9-12 journey to Rome is prone to be the final international go to of Biden’s presidency, underscoring the Italian prime minister’s rising standing as a significant EU energy participant. (POLITICO named Meloni probably the most highly effective particular person in Europe final week.)
Meloni’s ties with the White House are set to develop even stronger when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace on Jan. 20. Trump has referred to as Meloni a “unbelievable chief and particular person,” whereas Meloni informed her EU friends to undertake an “open method with the brand new Trump administration.” Meloni can also be chummy with Trump adviser and billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Biden, a religious Catholic, additionally plans to fulfill with Pope Francis on Jan. 10 to “focus on efforts to advance peace world wide.”
