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01 October 2019The meeting at the Palazzo Chigi between the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, and the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, ended after less than an hour."Italy is a key ally of NATO, a leader and guarantor of security in the international community and a reliable partner," the State Department said in a statement illustrating Pompeo's mission to Italy. "Italy plays a crucial role in ensuring transatlantic security, particularly in securing NATO's southern flank through its presence in Libya and the world, in Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon and Afghanistan."
"Through our history, Italian-Americans have enriched the fabric of every aspect of American life," the US State Department statement said, recalling that over 20 million Americans proudly claim Italian origin, including Pompey himself. , first Italian-American Secretary of State, who will also visit the ancestral home in Abruzzo.
Before the interview, an unscheduled program: at the time of the handshake for the photo opportunity at Palazzo Chigi. A journalist from the hyenas, Alice Martinelli, tried to deliver a piece of Parmesan to Pompey in the presence of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The dispute, concerning the question of duties, took place in the Sala dei Galeoni. The premier, visibly upset, told the journalist that he was trying to explain his gesture: "Make me do the Prime Minister. Sit outside". The journalist was escorted out by the security officers of Palazzo Chigi.
Previously, Pompeo had been received at the Quirinale by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.