President Emmanuel Macron will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday in the French seaside resort of Antibes in a bid to smooth often testy ties.
One of Europe’s most prominent right-wing leaders will arrive on the French Riviera for her first bilateral summit with Macron, fresh from her fallout with US President Donald Trump.
They are the first talks since a treaty on a strategic alliance came into force in 2021, elevating relations to a level comparable to that between France and Germany.
“This summit will provide an opportunity to deepen Franco-Italian cooperation in several strategic sectors, notably defence,
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