ROME, July 6 - Italy's defence minister stressed the importance of good transatlantic relations on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump again goaded erstwhile ally Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Washington DC: Amid the US President Donald Trump- Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni imbroglio, the former on Sunday (local time) said that a

The feud between the two world leaders began when Trump claimed last week that Meloni asked "over and over" for a photo with him during the recent Group of Seven summit -- and suggested she begged for such a picture.

Tensions between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni resurfaced ahead of the upcoming NATO summit, after Trump posted an image of the two leaders alongside a controversial caption suggesting she needed a “restraining order.”

“Transatlantic relations go far beyond individual statements,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told local media after the U.S. president’s latest attack on Italy’s PM.