U.S. President Joe Biden canceled his visit to Italy at the last minute, where he was to hold a series of meetings, including the final one with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The reason for the cancellation is the forest fires in the United States, Sky News reports, UNN.
"Joe Biden has canceled the last scheduled foreign trip of his presidency - hours before he was due to leave - due to the Los Angeles wildfires. The president was scheduled to travel to Rome and the Vatican hours after speaking at Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington this afternoon, but will now remain in Washington to monitor the response to the raging fires," the statement said.
It is noted that Biden was scheduled to have talks with the Pope, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, and a final personal meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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