WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th March, 2019) US National Security Adviser John Bolton said in a statement on Thursday that he discussed with Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio the possibility of US-Italian cooperation on the Venezuelan crisis.
"Met Italy's Deputy PM Di Maio this afternoon to discuss US-Italian cooperation on the crisis in Venezuela," Bolton said via Twitter.
Italy is one of a few countries in the European Union that has declined to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela.
Italy is currently participating in a ministerial-level meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela that is being held in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito.
Bolton and Di Maio also discussed managing the US-Italian relationship around China and the strong bilateral security partnership the United States and Italy share as members of NATO, according to the statement.
