NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Italy 🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni, 10 NOV 2022

Joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, 10 November 2022. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the newly elected Italian Prime Minister, Ms. Giorgia Meloni, in Rome. The Secretary General welcomed Prime Minister Meloni’s “strong, personal commitment to NATO, to our transatlantic Alliance between North America and Europe” and said that ’’it is important that we work closely together, especially at this crucial moment for our security.’’ Mr. Stoltenberg pointed out that Italy - as “one of the founding members of our Alliance” - plays “a key role in NATO.” “Italy stands shoulder-to-shoulder with other Allies to keep the peace in Europe, and to support Ukraine, for as long as it takes; Italy leads NATO’s new multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria and your troops serve with NATO forces in Latvia; Italian jets keep the skies safe with NATO Air Policing, from the Black Sea to the High North; your ships ar