The prime minister, who has joined alliance against Ukraine, will visit the White House on Thursday.
They spoke by phone, and during their friendly exchange, the president invited Meloni on another unexpected trip: to visit him at the White House., further solidifying an unexpected relationship that has emerged between Biden, who has stressed an agenda of democracy and tolerance, and Meloni, Italy’s first far-right leader since the end of World War II.
Those familiar with the two leaders say they found a connection over the course of several encounters since Meloni took office. During their first meeting — at a summit of the Group of 20 nations last November in Bali — their conversation ran longer than expected, according to an Italian official familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private talks.The two seemed to have an in-depth conversation, the official recalled.
Diplomats say Biden and Meloni will probably avoid a public emphasis on their political disagreements, although those differences will in a sense hang over the day’s events. Meloni’s government, which includes several far-right firebrands, has imposed restrictions on the parental rights of same-sex couples, for example, and lifted coronavirus vaccine requirements for health-care workers.A U.S.
“I don’t want to predict or characterize because there’s so many uncertain variables,” the official said at the time. “What I will say is this: We do not believe that, no matter how this turns out, Italy is somehow going to drop out of the Western coalition of countries supporting Ukraine, and I don’t think our key partners in Europe believe that either.”
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