The importance of boosting the
European Union's international role was stressed in a meeting
between Premier Giorgia Meloni and the EU's High Representative
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, at the
premier's office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome Friday, Cigi said in a
statement.
The talks touched on the main issues of international politics
starting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the situation
in the Middle East, focusing on support for Ukraine and the
transition process in Syria, also in light of the outcome of the
Quint format ministerial meeting hosted in Rome Thursday night
by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, it said.
The two leaders discussed the strengthening of the international
role of the European Union, with particular attention to the
further development of collaboration with the Southern
Neighborhood and Africa, also in the context of Italy's Mattei
Plan fr African development to help stem illegal migrant
departures, Chigi said.
Kallas told ANSA in an interview that it was up to individual EU
members to choose their cybersecurity suppliers amid talk of a
possible deal with Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite
system, a deal whose reports Meloni has denied as "ridiculous".
The SpaceX, Tesl and X owner, the world's richest man, has been
described as a "genius" by the Italian premier, with whom he has
become personal friends.
He has said he is ready to provide Italy with advanced
connectivity amid opposition fears of a possible threat to
national security.
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