Giorgia Meloni: Italian PM hits out at ‘false propaganda’ round her right-wing authorities after talks with Joe Biden

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has hailed her go to to Washington after what she mentioned was “false propaganda” round her right-wing authorities.

Ms Meloni obtained a heat welcome throughout a gathering on the White House with US President Joe Biden, who praised her regular backing of Ukraine.

Ms Meloni instructed Italy’s Sky Tg24: “False propaganda, so to speak, preceded me, which described the idea of a centre-right government as a disaster in terms of maintaining international relations, in terms of economic stability for Italy, in terms of institutional and national stability.

“But in actuality, as soon as it was now not attainable to mystify – as a result of details depend greater than the narrative constructed round these details – it emerged {that a} centre-right authorities led by Giorgia Meloni as prime minister is a critical authorities.”

Ms Meloni is on the helm of Italy’s first far-right-led authorities because the finish of the Second World War. She can be the primary lady to carry the place of prime minister within the nation.

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Her ideology had prompted some concern in Washington, however the two leaders vowed to deepen financial ties and strengthen cooperation on challenges posed by China.

Mr Biden mentioned he and Ms Meloni had “become friends”.

“Italy and the United States are also standing strong with Ukraine, and I compliment you on your very strong support in defending against Russian atrocities, and that’s what they are,” the US president instructed her firstly of their Oval Office assembly.

With China excessive on the agenda, Ms Meloni additionally met with Henry Kissinger, the previous US diplomat who performed a key function in normalising ties between Washington and Beijing within the Nineteen Seventies.

The two additionally mentioned synthetic intelligence, with the Italian PM saying she is “fearful” of its potential implications.

“If we make the same mistake we did with globalisation, letting it go and then finding ourselves catching up, the impact could be irreparable,” she mentioned.

“So far, for better or worse, progress has enhanced our skills and been at the service of humans. The centrality of the human being has never been in question.

“When machines begin considering, you see that progress dangers changing into an alternative to people. And this could frighten us.”

The Italian prime minister said she envisages “an intervention by states and worldwide organisations – and I hope we are able to agree on the truth that human beings ought to stay on the centre of our world.”

Italy takes over the presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) nations subsequent yr.