×

Italy’s willingness to cooperate with the US remains firm, PM says

By Thomson Reuters Jan 23, 2026 | 9:27 AM

ROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister ‍Giorgia Meloni said on Friday Rome’s willingness to ‌cooperate with ‌the United States remains firm.

“Italy and Germany are countries ​that maintain privileged ‍relations with ​the U.S. … ​and this ‍can help in this relationship,” Meloni told reporters during ‍a news conference in Rome following ‍a ‍meeting ​with German ​Chancellor ⁠Friedrich Merz.

(Reporting ‌by Angelo Amante, writing by Sara Rossi, editing by Gavin ⁠Jones)