Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on ahead of a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke on Friday with her German counterpart Friedrich Merz and together they stressed the importance of supporting U.S. efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, her office said.
"In the conversation, the importance of supporting ongoing negotiating efforts was underlined and the ultimate goal of achieving a just and lasting peace, in the interest of Europe as a whole, was reaffirmed," Meloni's office said in a statement.
