Washington (United States), June 15 (LaPresse) – “A strong Europe is necessary for NATO to be stronger and able to deal with the world.” This was stated by Defence Minister Guido Crosetto during his exchange with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the beginning of their bilateral meeting at the Pentagon. During the meeting with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, “I did not hear any talk of a disengagement” by the United States from its bases in Italy. This was reported by Defence Minister Guido Crosetto while speaking with Italian journalists after the meeting at the Pentagon. “On the contrary, I believe, both from a bilateral perspective and within NATO, that cooperation with us is in some way very important for the United States. For a nation that continues to maintain dozens of naval assets outside its borders, for example, having an agreement with Italy that allows ships to find maintenance facilities in our ports or shipyards is essential, just as assets such as MUOS, which is part of an American as well as NATO defence system, are essential for the United States,” Crosetto added. “I am convinced that there is room for even greater bilateral cooperation between us and the United States,” the minister concluded.
NATO, Crosetto to Hegseth: “A strong Europe is necessary for a stronger Alliance”
Washington (United States), June 15 (LaPresse) – “A strong Europe is necessary for NATO to be stronger and able to deal with the world.” This was stated by Defence Minister Guido Crosetto during his exchange with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the beginning of their bilateral meeting at the Pentagon. During the meeting with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, “I did not hear any talk of a disengagement” by the United States from its bases in Italy. This was reported by Defence Minister Guido Crosetto while speaking with Italian journalists after the meeting at the Pentagon. “On the contrary, I believe, both from a bilateral perspective and within NATO, that cooperation with us is in some way very important for the United States. For a nation that continues to maintain dozens of naval assets outside its borders, for example, having an agreement with Italy that allows ships to find maintenance facilities in our ports or shipyards is essential, just as assets such as MUOS, which is part of an American as well as NATO defence system, are essential for the United States,” Crosetto added. “I am convinced that there is room for even greater bilateral cooperation between us and the United States,” the minister concluded.
