Premier Giuseppe Conte said
Friday that he Italy would strengthen ties with the United
Kingdom after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's big election win on
Thursday.
"I have already congratulated my friend Boris Johnson," Conte
said on his way into the EU summit.
"We agreed that he will come to Rome and I will go to London.
"I am confident that we can increase trade and cultural
relations between the two countries".
After his victory, Conservative leader Johnson pledged to
"get Brexit done" and take the country out of the European Union
by 31 January.
Conte said Italian people residing in Britain "should be
reassured because we have worked with them constantly.
"We were already prepared to protect them fully in the case
of a no-deal Brexit.
"Now a orderly Brexit is on the horizon.
"We have worked with EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
"He has taken on our demands to protect our companies and our
community".
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