Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni.
Prime Minister Trudeau congratulated Prime Minister Meloni on hosting a productive G7 Summit and thanked her for Italy’s continued focus on ongoing G7 priorities, including supporting Ukraine, advancing the clean energy transition, and promoting the responsible use and development of artificial intelligence.
The two leaders highlighted the strong and growing relationship between Canada and Italy, and officially launched the Italy-Canada Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation. The Roadmap sets out ambitious, concrete plans to collaborate over the next three to five years in shared priority areas ranging from energy security, climate change, and biodiversity to migration, sustainable economic growth, and research and innovation.
The leaders discussed current geopolitical crises, including the conflict in Ukraine. They reiterated their commitment to stand with Ukraine, and stressed the importance of G7 unity and global solidarity in supporting a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine.
As Canada prepares to assume the G7 Presidency from Italy in 2025, Prime Minister Trudeau reaffirmed the importance of a practical but ambitious G7 agenda to address global challenges and deliver concrete results.
Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Meloni agreed to remain in close contact, particularly as the Italy-Canada Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation is implemented. They looked forward to seeing each other again soon.
Associated Links
- Canada-Italy relations
- Canada and the G7
- Italy-Canada Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation
- Prime Minister advances shared progress and prosperity at the G7 Summit
- Prime Minister strengthens global security and stability at the G7 Summit
- Prime Minister to travel to Europe to attend G7 Summit and the Summit on Peace in Ukraine
- Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine