Meloni thanks Biden for 'extraordinary cooperation'

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 11 - Premier Giorgia Meloni has spoken on the phone with US President Joe Biden to send her and the government's solidarity for the devastation caused by wildfires in California, the prime minister's office at Palazzo Chigi has said in a note.
    During the conversation, Biden thanked the premier for Italy's role as a leader in the G7, NATO and the European Union.
    The US president expressed appreciation for the support provided by Italy to the Ukrainian population and the two leaders highlighted the importance and the strength of relations between their two countries. "The President of Council, Giorgia Meloni, had a phone conversation with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to first of all express her and the Italian Government's feelings of solidarity for the terrible devastation caused by wildfires in California", said the note. Meloni also delivered, during her conversation with Biden, "deep thanks and appreciation for the extraordinary cooperation entertained in the framework of exceptional bilateral relations and on all international policy themes, as also confirmed within the Italian Presidency of the G7", reported the note.
    In this respect, the note explained, "President Biden wanted to recall, in particular, the importance of the result reached with the agreement on the disbursement of loans worth 50 billion dollars in favour of Ukraine, backed by profits from frozen Russian sovereign assets". (ANSA).