'Military support to build peace', Meloni tells Zelensky

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 11 - The objective of Italy's support is to put Ukraine in the condition to negotiate for peace, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said in joint statements to reporters at the end of a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday night in Rome.
    "The aim of our support is to place Ukraine in the condition to be able to build a table for peace.
    "A peace that cannot mean a surrender like many, too many, are cowardly suggesting.
    "This implies military support and support to the energy sector", noted Meloni.
    "With Zelensky we agreed on the importance of involving international actors that can convince Moscow to sit around a table and negotiate in a credible manner.
    "In doing so, we must continue to react firmly on the direct and indirect support to the Russian war effort", Meloni said in joint statements to the press following bilateral talks with the Ukrainian president.
    The Italian premier also announced that a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine will be held in Rome on July 10-11 next year. (ANSA).