The head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni on Monday described Hungary as an “important European partner” and a “valuable ally within NATO”, receiving Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Rome, while recalling their differences on Ukraine .
This meeting between the two ultraconservative leaders comes while the Twenty-Seven are in the middle of negotiations to decide on key positions in the European Union.
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On this subject, Mr. Orban warned against sharing “important European positions” between the three main groups in Parliament. “It is the opposite of the old philosophy of inclusion,” denounced the leader, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union from July 1.
“Hungary is clearly an important European partner and for us also a valuable ally within NATO,” Meloni, head of the post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (FDI) party, told the press.
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Sharing the nationalist leader’s views on questions of immigration or even on the EU’s agricultural policy, Ms. Meloni recalled the differences between the two countries on the war in Ukraine, recalling his “support, which cannot be discussed , sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity” of this country.
“We know very well that our positions do not always coincide,” said Ms. Meloni, whose country supplies weapons to kyiv, applies sanctions against Moscow and strongly supports NATO’s position when the head of the Hungarian government remained close to the Kremlin.
But the Italian leader praised Hungary’s position within the EU and NATO, “allowing other member states, allowing allies to make very important decisions even when she did not completely agree “.
