Meloni receives Vance and von der Leyen: "Italy's role is to help the dialogue between the US and the EU"

Trilateral meeting between Giorgia Meloni, JD Vance and Ursula von der Leyen . "I am very proud to host two leaders of the European Union and the United States to start a dialogue" between the US and the EU, commented Meloni, "there are problems to overcome, but relations between the EU and the US are fundamental. I hope that today can be a first meeting and a new beginning".

In the courtyard of honor of the government headquarters, the red guide provided for by the ceremonial for welcoming guests was laid out, including the journalists accompanying Vance, who this morning participated in the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV . Volodymyr Zelensky could also be received at Chigi. The Prime Minister, taken aback by the sensational exclusion from the Tirana call and working to get back into the game, welcomed the Vice President of the United States of America and the President of the European Commission at Palazzo Chigi this afternoon, as announced by the Presidency of the Council, as anticipated by Repubblica .

At the center of the trilateral meeting, it is explained, are the relations between the European Union and the United States, as well as the main issues on the international agenda. "There are matters that are the responsibility of the European Commission. Italy's role is to help the dialogue," Meloni explained in the press briefing. "We know that there are many issues to discuss, we also know that there are problems that need to be overcome, we know above all how our relations, the relations between Europe and the United States are fundamental in the context of a West that clearly wants to maintain its unity, that wants to maintain its strength, that must still be able to chart the course."

US Vice President JD Vance thanked Meloni “who has become a good friend. And I also speak on behalf of President Trump when I say that we are great fans of her and of Italy,” he said in brief statements to the press. “President Meloni offered, and President Trump and I accepted, to build bridges between Europe and the United States.”