Italy and the United States are not only economic partners but more importantly allies and friendly countries, as evidenced by the close relations that, since time immemorial, have existed between our governments. I met in the House with Jack Markell, U.S. ambassador to Rome with whom I have relations not only as 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘪 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪 but also as a U.S. citizen, as I have dual citizenship. At a time when two conflicts are on the doorstep of the old continent and the economy is changing, it was an important time to share views, ideas and plans.
