Italy: Emmanuel Macron met Giorgia Meloni, the new head of the transalpine government – franceinfo

He is the first head of state that Giorgia Meloni has met since taking office. Article written by Published on 23/10/2022 20:15 Updated on 23/10/2022 21:41 Reading time: 1 min. Emmanuel Macron finally met the new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, on the evening of Sunday October 23, in Rome, a few hours after the entry into office of the most right-wing government in Italy since 1946. The meeting took place in the center of the Italian capital and not in an official palace. The Italian press speaks for its part of an interview scheduled in a hotel, on the sidelines of the summit for peace which opened on Sunday. The discussions lasted about two hours. As Europeans, in neighboring countries, as friendly peoples, with Italy we must continue all the work started. Succeeding together, with dialogue and ambition, we owe it to our youth and our peoples. Our first meeting in Rome, @GiorgiaMeloni, goes in this direction. pic.twitter.com/njWFLo97b9 — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 23, 2022 The French head of state, who had not spoken on the subject since the appointment of Giorgia Meloni unlike the German chancellor, the American president and representatives of the European institutions, is therefore the first foreign leader to meet the new head of the Italian government. Until the end, Paris had been very cautious about the possibility and even the advisability of such a tete-a-tete, the arrival of Emmanuel Macron in Rome being reserved in priority for a speech on peace delivered on Sunday. at an international forum and an audience with Pope Francis scheduled for Monday morning. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link