Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
As part of his visits to a number of capitals of NATO member states, which started at the beginning of this month, he visited Turkey and then Britain. Yesterday Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Rome and met with the new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The NATO headquarters in Brussels published a statement that included Stoltenberg's remarks on the sidelines of the one-day visit. The Secretary-General welcomed "the strong and personal commitment of Prime Minister Meloni to NATO and the transatlantic alliance between North America and Europe" and said: "It is important that we work closely together close, especially at this crucial moment for our security."
Stoltenberg noted that Italy - as "one of the founding members of our alliance" - plays a "key role in NATO". “Italy stands shoulder to shoulder with other allies to keep peace in Europe, and support Ukraine,” he added. “Italy leads a new multinational NATO combat group in Bulgaria and serves Italian forces with NATO forces in Latvia; Italian aircraft maintain the skies safely with NATO Air Police, from the Black Sea to the far north; Italy's ships are part of NATO's patrols in the Mediterranean and beyond; Italy is also the commander of the peacekeeping mission of the NATO force in Kosovo, to build stability in the Western Balkans; An Italian commander is also leading the NATO training mission in Iraq to help Iraqi forces combat terrorism. Italy also hosts several important NATO facilities, including the Joint Force Command in Naples and our Allies' Ground Surveillance Force in Sigonella.
The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister discussed support for Ukraine and challenges from the south. “NATO is vigilant, our Sea Guard operation regularly patrols the Mediterranean, and is important to help combat illegal migration in the Aegean, and build capacity for our partners in the Middle East and North Africa,” Mr. Stoltenberg explained.

During his visit, the NATO Secretary General also met with the Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, and spoke at the 2022 NATO Cyber ​​Defense Pledge Conference.