Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes US Vice President JD Vance in Rome, where they discuss key issues, including trade tariffs and the ongoing war in Ukraine. “We do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close,” Vance says.
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00:00I want to update the Prime Minister on some of the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine,
00:24and also some of the things that have happened. Even in the past 24 hours, we think we have
00:28some interesting things to report on, of course, in private. So these negotiations, I won't
00:32prejudge them, but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very
00:36brutal war, to a close. I also, of course, want to talk to the Prime Minister about some
00:40of the economic relationships, very important between Italy and the United States. But of
00:44course, we're having some big trade negotiations between not just Italy and the United States,
00:48but the whole European Union.
00:49MS. Italy and the United States are committed to enhance their strong cooperation. We think
00:55Italy can be a reliable and a serious partner in Europe, in the Mediterranean area. And
01:03so we are proud to have this special relation with the U.S. and with this administration.
01:08Great.
01:09Great.