Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand

G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 14, 2025

LA MALBAIE, QUE.—Italy’s foreign minister says it is not his responsibility to speak out against American threats to Canadian sovereignty after our top diplomat said European counterparts aren’t taking the threat seriously.

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