Italy's government is looking to defend its national interests within the European Union rather than getting 'pats on the back' from other EU leaders, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends the European leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 - Italy's government is looking to defend its national interests within the European Union rather than getting "pats on the back" from other EU leaders, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. "Compared to those who thought that Italian foreign policy was about receiving pats on the back and not considering ones own interests, I think Italy's interests are more relevant," she told a news conference following a summit of EU leaders.
Meloni, who heads a right-wing nationalist administration, reiterated that she thought France had made a political mistake by inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Paris on the eve of the summit for a dinner with the German chancellor. "What was right and important was the picture with all the 27 EU members with Zelenskiy. That is strongest message you can give," she said, adding that the French initiative did not take into account the importance of European unity.
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