Merz, Carney and Aoun, Meloni's three face-to-face talks today at Palazzo Chigi

It is the most important and delicate meeting, the one with the German Chancellor Merz who is part of the format of the willing, but who partly shares a line of caution with the Prime Minister on Ukraine. At 6 pm Meloni receives him at Palazzo Chigi, but it is only one of three face to face meetings organized in the afternoon in the shadow of the inauguration of the new pontificate. An activism that sounds like a counteroffensive, declaration to the press, coming and going of delegations; all after 24 hours of controversy, due to Meloni's absence from the most important meeting held in Tirana: the European leaders led by Macron on the phone with Trump and

The Prime Minister also spoke about Ukraine with Canadian Prime Minister Carney. "The efforts for a just and lasting peace are shared," she emphasized, "as is the attempt to give stability to the Middle East." In an unscheduled statement to the press, she complimented the G7 Presidency, a witness that Canada has taken from Italy with which there is continuity. "We are working on a specific declaration on the issue of migration, but also on the relationship with Africa, another issue that Italy has placed at the center of its presidency," Meloni said.

He also meets Lebanese President Aoun, with whom he talks about Italy's commitment to UNIFIL and the transition in Syria and to whom he assures his support so that Lebanon can turn the page.

Tomorrow we look forward to an exchange with Zelensky and with the American vice president Vance, with St. Peter's once again as a backdrop, to shore up that relationship with Washington that Italy had claimed as privileged.