“With the joint statement adopted in July in Washington, which gave an all-round boost to Italy-U.S. relations, Prime Minister Meloni and President Biden also committed to strengthening our economic partnership.
They identified strategic lines and priority areas along which, within the framework of the Farnesina’s [Italian Foreign Ministry] diplomacy for growth, we must set the activities of integrated promotion and public diplomacy in the country.” This is how Ambassador Zappia opened the 2023 Sistema Italia [Italy’s institutional network] meeting in Washington.