Italian Prime Minister visits China - Reason known
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (photo: flickr.com eda_dfae)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on a visit to China. Her goal is to stabilize ties with Beijing before the US presidential election, reports Bloomberg.
The visit will last from July 27 to 31. During this time, she will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang.
According to an anonymous source, during the talks with the Chinese leaders, the prime minister will discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper writes that since coming to power in 2022, Meloni has tried to present herself as a diplomat capable of communicating with leaders who adhere to different ideologies, from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Now, according to another anonymous source, her ambitions have grown to include Xi Jinping in this group.
Italian prime minister was planning a trip to China back in the spring of this year. Read more about this in RBC-Ukraine's article.
Meloni also recently spoke about the “peaceful meetings” of Orban, who went on a “peaceful” tour to Ukraine, Russia, and China.
