Wiesbaden (Germany), 7 May. (LaPresse) – With US Secretary of State Marco Rubio "we have a frank and serene relationship. For us, transatlantic relations are very important. Italy, like Europe, needs the United States, but the United States also needs Italy and Europe." Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this on the sidelines of a meeting with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Wiesbaden. "We have a frank relationship as friends. There are excellent relations with Secretary of State Rubio. Then, when there are things we disagree on, we say them, as we do with friends, with great loyalty, always with our heads held high, taking into account that the transatlantic alliance is also fundamental to defending freedom and defending our interests," Tajani added.