The World - News from June 15, 1988

President Reagan hailed Italy’s willingness to accept U.S. fighter jets, telling Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita that it demonstrates Italian commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. De Mita, making his first U.S. visit after taking office in April, met with Reagan at the White House after talks with Secretary of State George P. Shultz. Italy has agreed in principle to take the 72 F-16 fighters of the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing that Spain is evicting from a base near Madrid. The lower house of the Italian Parliament is to vote on the matter later this week.