06/15/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/15/2025 20:53
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, today, on the eve of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis.
Coming shortly after their recent talks at Palazzo Chigi, today's meeting provided an opportunity to confirm the shared will to hold a new edition of the Italy-Germany intergovernmental summit in Rome at the beginning of 2026 and to maintain close coordination on the main issues on the EU agenda, such as the fight against irregular migration and competitiveness.
Lastly, the meeting also allowed for an exchange of views on the most recent developments in the Middle East and on the war in Ukraine, in the context of transatlantic relations and in view of the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague.