Secretary Blinken’s Call with Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio

The following Readout was published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on Oct. 20. It is reproduced in full below.

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to bid him farewell in advance of the seating of Italy’s new government. The Secretary thanked Foreign Minister Di Maio for his principled leadership of Italy’s foreign policy through historic challenges, including the unprecedented global response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Source: U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs