Biden-Draghi meeting in Washington on May 10

The President of the USA Joe Biden and the Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi will meet in Washington next month to discuss, among other things, Russian invasion of Ukraine.

According to the White House, Biden will receive the Italian Prime Minister on May 10ahead of the G7 and NATO summits in June.

According to Draghi’s office, this meeting will focus on “to coordinate among the Allies on measures to support the Ukrainian people and to counter Russia’s unwarranted aggression».

According to Reuters, Draghi and other Western leaders have pledged to continue to put pressure on Moscow. However, the two leaders will also discuss Other Topics such as regional and global security issues, economic issues, Europe’s energy security and climate change.

Phone conversation Draghi – Zelensky

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, the Italian prime minister had another telephone conversation with the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr Zelensky.

As the Italian government made known, the main topics of their conversation were “the developments on the battlefield in Ukraine and the provision of assistance to the country».

According to APE BPE, Mario Draghi confirmed it full support of the Italian Government to the Ukrainian authorities and the willingness of his country to contribute to the search for a permanent solution to this crisis.

Mr. Zelenski made a relevant post, thanking Italy, which hosts more than 100,000 refugeesas he said.


Source: News Beast

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