The interview announced a few hours ago by Donald Trump has taken place. The President of the United States of America telephoned Premier Paolo Gentiloni this afternoon.
At the center of the phone call, according to what was announced by Palazzo Chigi, relations between Italy and the United States and the various topics on the agenda of the next G20 planned for 7 and 8 July in Germany.
Both leaders, according to the same sources, agree on the importance of the efforts put in place and the agreements reached at the G7 in Taormina, "results that constitute a good basis for the discussion to be held at the end of this week in Hamburg ”.
The US president will also speak today with the leaders of Germany and France. The head of the White House is also planning, on the occasion of the summit, some bilateral agreements including those with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putine and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
The G20 is held just over a month after the G7 in Taormina in which profound differences emerged between Trump and the other countries on various issues, in particular climate, trade and migrants. Finally, on the occasion of the summit, the US President should ask for action to reduce excess steel production and other distortions on the market, White House sources said.
