(ANSA) - ROME, APR 18 - Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani gave US Secretary of State Antony Blinken a Maneskin album for his 62nd birthday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting on Capri on Tuesday, sources said Thursday.
Tajani, who is also deputy premier, gave Blinken the latest LP by the Roman rockers who have taken the world and the US by storm on the eve of the summit.
Blinken is an avid music fan and plays the guitar. He has three songs available on Spotify under the alias Ablinken (pronounced "Abe Lincoln").
Blinken gave a cover performance of "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters in September 2023 to launch the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative at the State Department, the video of which went viral.
Blinken's wife Evan Ryan, the White House cabinet secretary, celebrated her 53rd birthday on Capri on Thursday.
The couple have two children aged four and five.
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