Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy goes to shake hands with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, as U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni look on, as they attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council, during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni will discuss the benefits of closer trans-atlantic cooperation with regards to China, the White House said on Thursday.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to reporters shortly before Biden was to play host to Meloni in a White House meeting.