Renzi speaks to Trump
Italian premier said he wanted Clinton to win during campaign
(ANSA) - Rome, November 10 - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi
spoke to United States president-elect Donald Trump on the
telephone late on Thursday and congratulated him on his election
victory.
"During the conversation, the premier reiterated the
strategic importance of the alliance between Italy and the
United States and the willingness to work to together in view of
the 2017 G7," Renzi's office said in a statement.
The next G7 summit will be held in Taormina, Sicily,
Italy, in May.
Renzi backed Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton
during the election campaign while stressing that he would work
with whoever won.
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