A Downing Street spokesperson said:
“The Prime Minister spoke to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi
this afternoon.
“The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Draghi on his
recent appointment and both leaders agreed there were big
opportunities to enhance the UK-Italy bilateral relationship,
particularly in a year where the UK is hosting the G7, Italy is
hosting the G20 and our countries are partnering to host COP26.
“The leaders discussed the important role the G7 and G20 will
play in helping the international community build back better
from the coronavirus pandemic. They agreed on the importance of a
coordinated agenda between the two summits to learn lessons from
the pandemic, roll out the coronavirus vaccine around the world
and prepare for future pandemics.
“The Prime Minister and Prime Minister Draghi also talked about
the important role this year’s COP26 Summit will play in
preserving and delivering on the Paris Agreement.
“The Prime Minister highlighted the UK, Italy and Sweden’s
cooperation on our Future Combat Air System as an example how our
relationship is working to make our people safer and our
societies more prosperous.
“On Libya, the leaders agreed they were closely aligned on the
situation in the country and resolved to work together to support
the new interim executive and build a more peaceful and stable
future for Libya.
“The Prime Minister and Minister Draghi looked forward to meeting
in person soon.”
