Italian foreign policy is set by
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio
Tajani, the foreign minister and deputy premier said Saturday in
reference to a phone conversation Friday between Deputy Premier
and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini and US Vice President J.D.
Vance in which the rightwing League leader and he US official
agreed that Salvini should visit the White House soon.
"Foreign policy is made by the prime minister and the foreign
minister. The rest are legitimate personal initiatives. These
are the official positions of the government", stated Tajani, on
the sidelines of a convention of his centre-right post
Berlusconi Forza Italia (FI) party in Palermo.
"Then - added the minister, referring to the phone call between
Salvini and Vance - it is legitimate if a minister wants to
speak with representatives of the administrations of various
countries.
"However, I repeat, the political line for foreign affairs is
given by the prime minister and the foreign minister".
Meloni leads the national conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI)
party, the biggest party in the ruling rightwing coalition ahead
of Salvini's League and Tajani's FI.
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