(Finance) – The President of the Council of Ministers, Georgie Melonsmet the Vice President of the Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at Palazzo Chigi, Kaya Kallas. “The meeting – we read in a note from Palazzo Chigi – allowed us to touch on the main issues of international politics starting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the situation in Medium Eastfocusing on support for Ukraine and the transition process into Syriaalso in light of the results of the ministerial meeting in Quint format hosted in Rome by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani”.
In fact, yesterday evening Kallas also participated in the meeting of Quintet (France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States), promoted by the Foreign Minister to discuss the situation in Syria.
“The two Leaders – concluded the note from Palazzo Chigi – also discussed the strengthening of the international role of the European Union, with particular attention to the further development of collaboration with the Southern Neighborhood and Africa, also in the context of Floor Mattei“.
Kallas also met with the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto. “Excellent meeting with Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. We discussed support for Ukraine, raw material security and the EU’s ambitions to do more in defense and space. In the next Defense White Paper we will propose ways to strengthen and finance the EU’s defense capabilities”, commented the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy on X.
Kallas also commented on the issue Starlink during the visit. “I understand from the media that the Starlink procurement has not yet been finalized,” he said, adding however that “it is up to the Member States to decide which service provider to make agreements with”https://www.Finance.it/DettaglioNews/115_2025 -01-10_TLB/.”Regarding the spacein a broader sense I think it’s something we really need to discuss and delve into, because there’s a lot going on in space that has an effect on our daily lives. And it is not fully agreed upon in international law how the rules apply in space and also in the cyberspace. I think we should discuss with like-minded countries about the development of right internationalso that countries’ rights are protected on a larger scale,” Kallas underlined.