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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.

Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani and China's commerce minister Wang Wentao will take part in a bilateral businesses forum next week aimed at strengthening dialogue and economic cooperation in key sectors such as agritech, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has been "a major bastion of freedom" for Western European countries since World War II and helped end "communist dictatorship" in Eastern Europe, according to Italy.

Italy supports outgoing Dutch premier Mark Rutte's candidacy as the next Nato secretary general, which already has the backing of "a large majority" of countries, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.

Fiat manufacturer Stellantis should listen to its conscience, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said after the Dutch conglomerate signed layoff deals that could lead to over 3,000 job losses in Italy.

Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani highlighted the government's support for the Palestinian Authority and a two-state solution to the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in phone talks with new PA premier Mohammad Mustafa.

The lower house of parliament's permanent Indo-Pacific panel is set to question Simona Alba Grano, associate professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Zurich, on Italy's foreign policy in the region.

Italy wants to strengthen its ties with the Ivory Coast, which it views as a key partner in the energy and security fields, president Sergio Mattarella said on Wednesday after talks with Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara.

At a two-day meeting in Brussels, Nato foreign ministers will look at a proposal by the military alliance's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg to set up "a 100 billion dollar multi-year fund" for embattled Ukraine, Italy said on Wednesday.

Italy has called for the direct election of the heads of the European Union Commission and the European Council, saying there could be a single president of both institutions.

Italy's government has reaffirmed its continued backing for Ukraine and its independence while underlining its refusal to "wage war against Russia" by sending troops to the former Soviet republic.

Italy must not politicise the case of imprisoned anti-fascist Illaria Salis who is due to stand trial in Hungary next month for attacking several neo-Nazis in Budapest in February 2023, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.

Italy's foreign minister has demanded 'clarification' from Israel over an air strike which has killed seven people working for food aid charity World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip, including foreign nationals.

Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday he is afraid the war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza "may widen" and hopes premier Giorgia Meloni visit to Lebanon this week may help avert this scenario.

The deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall last week was a "very heavy blow" for Russia's president Vladimir Putin and a "failure" of its intelligence services, Italy said on Thursday.