“Foreign policy does the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister. The rest are legitimate personal initiatives. These are the official positions of the government “. The foreign minister Antonio Tajani says so, on the sidelines of the Forza Italia convention in Palermo.
“Then – adds the minister, referring to the phone call between the leader of the League Matteo Salvini and the vice -president of the United States JD Vance – is legitimate if a minister wants to speak with representatives of administrations in various countries. However, I repeat, the political line for foreign countries gives it the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister”.
“Without EU and born no security for 60 million Italians”
“Whoever says – continues Tajani – that we must be free from Europe, also as regards the defense, says a solemn nonsense. Those who say this does not know reality and do not care about the security of Italian citizens. We without Europe and without NATO cannot guarantee security for 60 million Italian citizens ».
On the duties: “A commercial war is not convenient for anyone”
“I say on the duties – the Foreign Minister has still been closed – that the commercial war is not convenient for anyone. We must not make the mistake of abandoning the American market, we must not even make the mistake of abandoning the European market “. “I – he continues – yesterday I presented a government action plan, which provides for a series of initiatives for non -European markets, precisely to allow Italy to continue to be the fourth commercial power in the world and to try to avoid damage from any duties. We are, as regards the relationship with the United States, in constant contact with the European Commission, which has the exclusive competence for negotiation on duties “.