Macron, after his first meeting with Meloni: “Our relationship is more important than people”

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has met with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, in what was the first meeting of the Italian leader at the international level. “Our relationship is more important than people,” he has Macron stated in statements to Agenzia Italia. “We prefer this relationship to be informal, but it is important in the context of relations between Italy and France and with regard to the European Union”, commented the French president. “As Europeans, in neighboring countries, as friendly peoples, With Italy, we must continue all the work that has been started. To succeed together, with dialogue and ambition, we owe it to our young people and our elders,” Macron said in his official profile on the social network Twitter. “Our first meeting in Rome, Giorgia Meloni, goes in this direction,” he stressed. Before writing this message to Meloni, Macron thanked the outgoing Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, for his work. The meeting with the new Italian Prime Minister lasted just over an hour, at which time Macron congratulated Meloni on her election, as the chain BFMTV has learned. The Elysée has indicated that the exchange between the two has been “constructive and pragmatic”, while it has allowed a “fairly general tour of the European agenda”, when dealing with issues such as energy or war of Ukraine.”During the meeting, although informal, all the main European files were discussed: the need to give rapid and common responses on energy costs, support for Ukraine, the difficult economic situation, the management of migratory flows” , explains the Italian presidential headquarters in a statement collected by the Repubblica newspaper. Hours before, Meloni held his first Council of Ministers with his brand-new cabinet, which was sworn in together to her on Saturday. During the meeting, collects ‘La Stampa’, Meloni has made a call for unity.