Italian Government - Presidency of the Council of Ministers

06/15/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/15/2024 08:12

G7 Summit: President Meloni meets with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The meeting highlighted both Leaders' common will to give continuity to the results of the G7 Apulia Summit ahead of the G20 Summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro, with a view to creating synergy between the two Presidencies, starting with development in Africa, Artificial Intelligence, energy transition and food security.

In closing, recalling the long-standing presence of the Italian community in Brazil, the two Presidents stressed the importance of deepening economic relations between the two Nations in strategic sectors such as infrastructure and energy, and agreed to meet at the G20 in Rio.