Blinken: "Strong US-Italy relationship". Di Maio: "Our country is a crossroads for global decisions"

2021-06-27T15:03:06.829Z

"Happy to be in Italy to underline the importance of transatlantic unity and the strong US-Italy relationship. I can't wait to meet my counterparts, co-chair the Coalition Ministerial to defeat ISIS and participate in the Meeting Ministerial of the G20 in Matera ". This is the tweet of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rome, where he had a working lunch with Minister Luigi Di Maio. "The relations between the United States and Italy - underlines the American Embassy in Rome on Twitter - play an important role in guaranteeing transatlantic security, in organizing support for progress in Libya and in addressing shared threats in the Mediterranean and in the world. ". I can't wait to meet my counterparts ",Di Maio said before joining them, recalling on social media that Italy is "co-president of the global Coalition to defeat Isis", which will meet tomorrow at ministerial level, and also citing the G20 meeting of ministers of Foreign programs scheduled for Tuesday in Matera. "Tomorrow begins three days that will make our country a crossroads of important decisions at a global level. Around 100 international delegations will participate in the planned events, with ministers and organizations operating all over the world". Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio writes on Facebook. "We start with the Ministerial of the anti-Daesh Coalition, organized for the first time in Italy and chaired together with the USA: a focus on the fight against terrorism,fundamental for blocking attacks and irregular immigration - he adds -. Today, during our meeting with US Secretary of State Blinken, we began to outline the central points that we will address tomorrow. In the following days we will move to Bari, Matera and Brindisi for the G20 Foreign and Development ". We must focus on an effective multilateralism capable of giving concrete answers to citizens all over the world - concludes Di Maio -. We are organizing these events with the utmost commitment, and for this let me thank our diplomatic corps and all the Police Forces who are doing a great job We will show the great of the Earth a country that is up to the most important global challenges, starting with the ecological transition.We must be proud of our potential and treasure these moments to relaunch our splendid Italy more and more ".