Published on
17/06/2026 - 12:17 GMT+2
US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni struck a conciliatory tone on the margins of the G7 in Evian on Tuesday, after weeks of public sparring had strained relations between the two leaders.
"You're friends again," European Council President António Costa was overheard joking to Trump and Meloni as they gathered on the sidelines of the summit with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
"We have always been friends," Meloni replied.










