Joe Biden thanks Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her support of Ukraine. Italian PM says relations with U.S. "remain solid regardless of the political colour" No discussion in front of the press of relationship between Italy and China. Italy is the only G7 member state to have announced it will not join China's Belt and Road Initiative, without major benefits since it was announced in 2013. The United States is encouraging Europeans to distance themselves from China. The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution to end the China-U.S.-Russia trade dispute.