Trump described Meloni as a leading “fantastic” and highlighted his ideological affinity. Both expressed optimism about possibility of closing a commercial pactalthough the Republican warned that he is not in a hurry.
“Everyone wants to make a deal, and If you don’t want to do itwe will do it for them, ”Trump said
Meloni, meanwhile, said that Trump He accepted an invitation to visit Rome soon, where he could meet other European leaders. The president considers that his conservative position allows him to be a viable interlocutor to display the commercial war.
Political coincidences
During the meeting, Meloni underlined his coincidence with Trump on issues such as the migration and western ideologies.
“The goal for me is to make West be greatand I think we can do it together, ”he said.
Both pointed out to be sure to reach a commercial agreement. The Italian Premier was the only European leader Invited to Trump’s investiture January 20.
Ukraine, an awkward topic
One of the delicate themes was the war in Ukraine. Meloni has firmly backed the president Volodimir Zelenski From the war with Russia in 2022.
Recently he described the Russian attack against Sumi as “horrible and abject”, which occurred on Ramos Sunday.
Trump, on the other hand, has shown an ambiguous position about the conflict. In February, it publicly rebuked Zelenski at a meeting at the Oval Office.
“I don’t hold it, but I would not say that you have done an excellent job. I’m not a big fan of his, ”said Trump.
Meloni seeks to bring postures
According to Italian media, one of Meloni’s visit was to facilitate a meeting between Trump and Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commission. The Italian proposal seeks Eliminate reciprocal tariffs to industrial products, under a “zero by zero” formula promoted by Brussels.
However, Meloni’s direct intervention has generated restlessness among some members of the block.
“If we begin to have bilateral discussions, the current dynamics will obviously be broken,” said Marc Ferracci, Minister of Industry of France.
A spokeswoman for the European Commission said that, although the EU negotiates unified, the “Meloni’s approach is welcome” and is coordinated with Brussels.
Agreements in three or four weeks
Trump, calculated on Thursday that in “three or four weeks” they may have reached Tariff agreements with all its partners and indicated that his administration is already talking to Chinese representatives in an attempt to reach a pact with Beijing.
“We are talking to everyone. The problem is that one day has only a certain number of hours“He said in the Oval Office of the White House in an act of signing executive orders.
After the 90 -day partial truce, Trump’s government is in negotiations with different countries. However, the suspension excluded China, who raised them to 145 %.
The White House stressed that It is up to China to take the first step in the negotiation. The Republican said that since the imposition of tariffs, Chinese representatives have contacted their country officials.
The Republican leader did not want to specify whether there has been a direct negotiation with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, but he was confident in an agreement: “I think we will achieve it, and if not, we will get it anyway because we will establish a goal and that’s it,” he concluded.