Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelensky expressed his appreciation for the upcoming Rome conference on Ukraine’s reconstruction, scheduled for April 26, an important opportunity to strengthen ties between Italian companies and Ukraine. Palazzo Chigi announces the news.
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“Following Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Kiev on February 21 and his speech to the Italian Parliament on March 21 on the eve of the European Council,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “expressed his gratitude to Italy and recalled the strong motivation of the Ukrainian military and expressed confidence in the ability to repel Russia’s attacks in defense of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, also with the support of Western states, including Italy. Meloni and Zelensky spoke of the need to strive for a ‘just peace’,” writes Palazzo Chigi following the call between the two leaders today.
President Zelenskyy spoke on Twitter of “a fruitful conversation” with Prime Minister Meloni. “We talked about our bilateral and international initiatives. The road to peace in Ukraine is the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory and the implementation of our peace formula – wrote Zelenskyy – Thank you Italian friends for your support. We continue to work !”.