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Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani has shown himself to be "a friend of Israel" during - and before - the 138-day-old war with Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, according to ambassador Alon Bar.
Italy and other G7 and western countries are taking "discreet but determined action" to persuade Israel and Arab countries to bring an end to the devastating 138-day-old war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Italy can take credit for the creation of the European Union's new Aspides naval mission it will lead in the Red Sea region because it pushed the hardest to protect merchant shipping and trade via the key waterway, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Monday.
The Red Sea region is "of strategic importance" and the European Union's new Aspides mission led by Italy is "a necessary response" to the hybrid war being waged in the area by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, according to defence minister Guido Crosetto.
European Union ministers have backed the launch of its Aspides mission to protect shipping in the key Red Sea trade route, foreign minister Antonio Tajani Monday on X (formerly Twitter).
At least 25 million people face soaring hunger and malnutrition as the crisis in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region with thousands of families being forced to flee to Chad and South Sudan each week, the Rome-based UN World Food Programme said on Monday.
Italy has underlined its unwavering support for Ukraine in its war against "violent" invader Russia following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Siberian jail, announced by prison authorities on Friday.
Italy's government will give unwavering support to those fighting for democracy and human rights, foreign minister Antonio Tajani tweeted on Friday after Russia's prison service said jailed opposition politician Alexey Navalny had died.
Italy has "great trust" in the Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmoud Abbas, which it backs as a key player in efforts to end Israel's 133-day-old war with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
Italy and other western countries must give unwavering support to Ukraine in its almost-three-year-old war with invader Russia for peace to be possible, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday.
Italy's foreign minister and deputy premier Antonio Tajani is among top politicians, military officials and diplomats attending a global meeting in Munich where the Israel-Hamas war, Red Sea security and the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will occupy centre-stage.
An Italian energy giant Eni contract to look for natural gas reserves off Israel's Mediterranean coast "is still being finalized and would be "exploratory" foreign minister Antonio Tajani told the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.
As the humanitarian crisis in war-stricken Gaza becomes more dire, Italy is giving a further 10 million euros on top of to the 10 million euros it allocated for Palestinian civilians in December.
Ilaria Salis, an imprisoned antifascist awaiting trial in Hungary for attacking several neo-Nazis at an event in Budapest last February is now being held in "much better conditions" following pressure from the Italian government, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.
While reaffirming its friendship with and support for Israel's right to self-defence in its battle to neutralise Hamas in Gaza, Italy has underscored its goal of a ceasefire in the 131-day-old war and a peace settlement.
Despite "obstacles to overcome", the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries will strike a "very important" free trade deal, Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani has tweeted best wishes to defence minister Guido Crosetto, who was admitted overnight to a Rome hospital suffering from severe chest pains (suspected pericarditis).
The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in which the Palestinian enclave's health-ministry says over 28,400 people have been killed is not "genocide", Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday. But he underlined that the casualities from the 130-day-old conflict were "too many".
Italy and Argentina want to their bolster already strong ties, president Sergio Mattarella and his Argentinian countpart Javier Milei agreed during informal talks in Rome on Friday, according to sources with knowledge of the meeting.
Just as Italy must uphold the rights of prisoners in custody, Hungary must do so for Illaria Salis, an antifascist imprisoned there ahead of her trial for assaulting neo-Nazis in Budapest a year ago, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
