00:00So, President Van der Leyen and Prime Minister Meloni have been in regular contact.
00:03The President is in constant contact with all leaders.
00:06They have been in contact, also in relation to this mission in the past days,
00:09and they will be in contact before the scheduled mission.
00:14As the President has said herself in some interviews, any outreach to the U.S. is welcome.
00:20Of course, Oluf can remind us that the competence on negotiating trade agreements lies with the EU.
00:27This is enshrined in our treaties, so, of course, it is our exclusive competence.
00:31But the outreach is very welcome and closely coordinated.
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