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Conte (l) with Trump at the G7 summit in Canada (Photo: g7.gc.ca)

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Trump befriends Conte, depresses EU

Most EU leaders found US president Donald Trump "depressing" at the G7 meeting, but one of them, Italy's Giuseppe Conte, made a new friend.

"Just met the new prime minister of Italy, Giuseppe, a really great guy. He will be honoured in Washington, at the White House, shortly," Trump tweeted after leaving a summit of the Group of Seven, or G7, powerful countries in Canada on Saturday (9 June).

"He will do a great job - the people of Italy got it right!", Trump added.

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