The United States hosted Italy for a dialogue on the Indo-Pacific on May 21 in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Riccardo Guariglia co-chaired the dialogue. The U.S. delegation included senior government officials from the Department of State, the National Security Council, and the Department of Defense.
The United States and Italy discussed joint priorities in the region to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific, including maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea and in the Taiwan Strait, urging China to cease shipments of dual-use goods to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, joint efforts to resolve the worsening crisis in Burma, maritime and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, regional clean energy initiatives, and climate change.
Deputy Secretary Campbell and Secretary General Guariglia also took the opportunity to discuss the crisis in Israel and Gaza, holding Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine, security in North Africa, as well as other priorities of Italy’s G7 presidency.
