Gentiloni said Italy was ready and willing to cooperate with Trump, but to weaken trade relations would be a mistake.
“We have to mix free trade and fair trade, as the definition goes, and we have to discuss of dumping policies from this country, or another country,” he said. “This is all an open discussion. But the framework of this discussion should remain the support for openness, for free trade, for agreements, and not protectionism.”
Gentiloni said that although Italy had long cooperated with the U.S., he didn’t share Trump’s controversialviews on migration and climate change, and Europe had to focus on its own region.
“We always have to remember that we, the Italians, have always cooperated with the U.S., and with Reagan and Carter and Nixon and Clinton, Bush and Obama. And Trump, Trump is the American-elected president. So, cooperation is there,” he said.
