Deal with the USA possible – Diepresse.com
The Prime Minister had her relationships with the US president play to alleviate its resentment against Europe and practiced optimism. « We can find a common basis. » Meloni gave the vanguard for the EU, her trip was coordinated with Ursula von der Leyen.
Giorgia Meloni’s stay on US floor should not last 24 hours. The Italian Prime Minister had ended up in Washington on Wednesday evening, she stayed in the Blair House, the US government’s guest house. Thursday afternoon President Donald Trump had a lunch served in the White House for the tough conversations about the trade war and her departure was already advising for Thursday evening-in order to reception for the Trump-Vice JD in good time Vance to be back in Rome.
Vance, who only converted to Catholicism a few years ago, spends Easter in the Italian capital. In addition to a visit to St. Peter’s Basilica, a visit to the Palazzo Chigi, the headquarters of the Prime Minister, is of course on the program. The chances were high to meet Vance in Washington – in the White House as well as at the Dulles International Airport in the bacon belt of the capital.
Bridge builder
The Prime Minister did not invite Trump to Rome without ulterior motives. « We have to talk to each other openly and meet halfway, » she emphasized, alluding to the trade conflict between the USA and the EU. She practiced optimism: « We can find a common basis. » An agreement is possible. After the first shock of imposing punitive tariffs, the EU had brought a trade free zone with the USA. Trump praised Meloni as « excellent prime minister ». « I like Giorgia Meloni very much. She is one of the real leaders in the world. »
