Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Italian counterpart, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, will co-host a virtual meeting for members of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on June 4, the State Department announced today.
“Ministers will discuss ways to keep continuous pressure on [IS] remnants in Iraq and Syria and strengthen our collective approach to defeat [IS’] global ambitions, while managing the challenges the coalition faces due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the State Department said in a statement.