Meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, today, on the eve of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis.

The meeting provided an opportunity for an in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues on the international agenda, starting with the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in Ukraine.
During the meeting, close coordination also continued regarding both the G7 agenda and in view of the NATO Summit in The Hague, with a full convergence of views being noted.

Lastly, the two leaders reviewed the main areas of bilateral collaboration, especially in the fields of energy, investment promotion, and security and defence, with particular reference to the strategic Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), as well as the increasingly fruitful cooperation in combating irregular migration and fighting human trafficking.