Foreign MInister Luigi Di Maio told a
pres conference in Rome Monday with United States Secretary of
State Antony Blinken that "Italy is a strong trade partner of
China, we have historical ties, but they don't interfere with
the relations we have with the USA and NATO".
He said "Italy is an ally of the US, a NATO and EU partner, and
that is not only a strategic alliance but one of values that
enables our democracies to address questions like human rights
where Italy has been in the front line".
Blinken said "as the US and with our European allies we are
finding the same complexities with China: a relationship which
has its adverse aspects, aspects of competition, but also of
cooperation".
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