Paris and Rome renew relations around the Quirinal Treaty

French Prime Minister Jean Castex insisted on the "excellence" of relations between France and Italy.

AFP - SARAH MEYSSONNIER

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Prime Minister Jean Castex met his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on Monday afternoon at the Chigi Palace in Rome.

A sign of good understanding between France and Italy, a treaty strengthening the ties between the two countries will soon be concluded.

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Signing the Quirinal Treaty before the end of the year is the goal Paris and Rome have set for themselves, explained French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

The two countries agree on the main points of this text which will strengthen their ties in the economic, cultural, health or space fields.

All that remains is to find the date.

Paris wants to rely on Rome

French Prime Minister Jean Castex insisted on the "

" of relations between France and Italy.

While Germany does not yet have its new chancellor, Paris wants to rely on Rome on the European scene but also on the Libyan dossier.

It was the arrival at the beginning of the year of pro-European

at the head of the Council that allowed this warming of relations between France and Italy after

between Emmanuel Macron and the populist Italian government of Mateo Salvini who had led to the recall of the French ambassador to Rome in 2019.

Everything is now much better, which will be confirmed by the signing of the Quirinal Treaty, a project that was initiated at the start of Emmanuel Macron's five-year term.

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