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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.
Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani has decried former United States president Donald Trump's invitation to Russsia's president Vladmir Putin to attack Nato countries who did not pay their dues to the organisation.
President Sergio Mattarella, premier Giorgia Meloni and top Vatican officials will attend a ceremony at Italy's embassy to the Holy See on Tuesday to mark the 95th anniversary of the Lateran Pacts, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and premier Giorgia Meloni were set to attend the Italian government's ceremony in Basovizza in the province of Trieste, northeast Italy on Saturday to commemorate the victims of a World War II massacre by Yugoslav communist forces.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani will hold talks Argentinian counterpart Diana Mondino in Rome on Monday during a visit to Italy by Argentinia's right-wing president Javier Milei - the first to a European Union country since he took office in December.
Foreign undersecretary Maria Tripodi greeted the third group of sick and injured Palestinian children to arrive in Italy from war-ravaged Gaza for treatment, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Slovenia, Croatia and other countries which were part of the former Yugoslavia bear no responsibility for the World War II killings of up to 15,000 Italians by Yugoslav communists, Italy stated on Friday.
Italy wants to deepen its political ties and cement its "excellent" relations with with the United Kingdom, the foreign ministry said Friday as undersecretary Giorgio Silli wrapped up a two-day visit to London.
Italy and United Nations culture organisation Unesco have signed an agreement under which the government will contribute 500,000 euros towards the re-roofing of Ukraine's war-damaged southern city of Odessa's 18th-century cathdral - a World Heritage monument.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani will keep battling for the extradition to Italy from Nicaragua of former far-left Red Brigades terrrorist Alessio Casimirri, who was convicted in absentia for the 1978 abduction and murder of Christian Democrat statesman Aldo Moro.
Images of detained Italian anti-fascist Illaria Salis in chains in a Budapest court last week "had a powerful impact" and jarred with "the spirit of European law", foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Thursday.
