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Relations with the United States are a "lodestar" for Italy's foreign policy, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote after talks with his US counterpart Antony Blinken at a G7 meeting on Capri late Wednesday.
Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani and his United States counterpart Antony Blinken will focus on a de-escalation of Middle East tensions when they hold talks Wednesday at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Capri.
At their three-day summit on Capri through Friday, G7 foreign ministers will seek a way to slap sanctions on Iran in the wake of its missile and drone attack on Israel at the weekend - its first direct military assault on the Jewish state.
Italy on Wednesday agreed to disburse 50 million euros to Tunisia to boost energy efficiency and renewables, as well as a 55 million euro credit line to its small-and-medium-sized companies (SMEs) as part of international efforts to buoy the country's crisis-hit economy.
Itay's president Sergio Mattarella has arrived in Sofia for a two-day official visit to Bulgaria, the Quirinal palace said in a statement.
Italy and Tunisia want to deepen their energy and migration cooperation, premier Giorgia Meloni said after talks in Tunis with president Kais Saied on Wednesday during which three key deals were signed.
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' deadly 7 October attack on Israeli civilians was "barbaric and shameful" but a ceasefire is urgently needed in the more-than-six-month old war in Gaza which followed the attack, Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani has underlined.
Following Iran's un precedented drone and missile attack against Israel on Saturday, G7 president Italy is urging all sides in the Middle East to "show moderation" and avoid a "tragic escalation" in the volatile region.
Italy must transition from fossil fuels to renewables and introduce the latest generation of nuclear power plants, which are non-polluting and can lower the country's high energy costs, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
Rains and deadly flash flooding in Afghanistan in recent days have thrown into stark relief the humanitarian needs of the impoverished country's population and the need to combat climate changed globally, according to Italy.
The government will deploy troops to a possible Arab-led United Nations peacekeeping force for a future Palestinian state after the Israel-Hamas war, a solution which Italy continues to back, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
Italy has advised Israel not to retaliate against Iran for the drone and missile attack late Saturday, warning that given the volatile Middle East situation, "you cannot always give as good as you get".
There is a need to avoid further escalation of the widening Middle East conflict and for an "immediate and sustainable" cease-fire in war-ravaged Gaza, Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni and Jordan's King Abdullah II have agreed, underlining a G7 declaration at the weekend.
Italy and China want to "open a new chapter" in relations and invest in joint partnerships, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said before a bilateral business dialogue forum in the northeast city of Verona that he is addressing with Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao on Thursday.
Great Britain is a "key" partner of Italy's and will play a leading role in its G7 presidency this year, according to ambassador Inigo Lambertini.
Italy's cabinet has approved a bill to enact an accord with Albania that strengthens coordination of their social security legislation to ease movement of workers between the two countries and regulate their benefits.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has unveiled a 15 million euro European Union funded project to bolster the sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector and aid the country's green transition, FAO announced.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella praised Ghana for helping fight the scourge of piracy and illegal trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea, speaking on Friday after talks in Accra with his Guinean counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Ghana is "a beacon of democracy" in Africa - especially West and Central Africa,which has been hit by eight military coups since 2020 - Italy's president Sergio Mattarella said during an official visit to the country on Friday.
President Sergio Mattarella has arrived in Ghana for a state visit, where he will hold talks with the country's president Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, followed by a joint press conference.
