The Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto met on Friday in Washington Dc with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and took stock of the “special” bilateral relation, which remains robust, committed to Ukraine and extending across sectors. The two touched upon a plethora of shared dossiers and took stock of Italy-US relations, which, as Minister Crosetto Stated, are based on a “special friendship.”

His visit follows that of Defence and Enterprise Ministers, Antonio Tajani and Adolfo Urso, and anticipates that of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which is likely to happen in the coming weeks. Contextually, defence cooperation between Washington and Rome is expanding across the world’s pivotal regions and key technological sectors.