(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 10 - Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Friday told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting at the presidential Quirinale palace in Rome that Italy was determined to maintain its support for Ukraine, explaining that the commitment was due to the friendship linking Ukraine and Italy, the respect of the international community's rules and the security of the entire Europe. "I am very happy to welcome you again at the Quirinale Palace", said Mattarella, recalling the meeting between Zelensky and Premier Giorgia Meloni held the previous evening at the premier's office in Palazzo Chigi. "I also confirm Italy's determination to maintain a full, unaltered and constant support for Ukraine, against the aggression of the Russian Federation. "We do it in for the friendship that connects Ukraine and Italy, we do it for the respect of the international community's rules, against the pretence to impose with weapons the will to another country, to another State. "We do it for the security of the entire Europe", said Mattarella. "You are welcome in Italy and in Rome - Welcome President", the Italian head of State told Zelensky. Mattarella also met Zelensky in Rome in May 2023 when the Ukrainian president Italy for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. (ANSA).