Palestine: Italy votes in favour of WHO resolutions on health conditions in the occupied territories
Yesterday and today, Italy voted in favour of the resolution “Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem” and the decision “Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem and the occupied Syrian Golan”, adopted in Geneva within the framework of the 79th World Health Assembly. The two documents address the […]
Read moreThe Israeli Ambassador has been summoned to the Farnesina to demand the immediate release of all Italians nationals
Following the instruction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Amb. Riccardo Guariglia, summoned the Italian Ambassador to Israel, Jonathan Peled, to express the Italian Government’s strong protest regarding the incident involving Italian citizens of the Freedom Flotilla. During the meeting, the immediate release and rapid […]
Read moreThe disembarkation of the Flotilla activists in Ashdod has begun. Tajani to Minister Saar: they must leave as soon as possible; their rights and safety must be respected
In Israel, the first group of Flotilla activists has begun disembarking at the port of Ashdod. A second group is expected to arrive later in the day. Officials from the Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv are in contact with the Israeli authorities at the port of Ashdod to provide consular assistance to Italian nationals and […]
Read moreFlotilla: the Italian Government has called on Israel to ensure the protection and safety of Italian nationals
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani asked the Italian Ambassador to Israel, Luca Ferrari, to take a further formal step with the Israeli authorities to request that all Italian citizens participating in the Flotilla to Gaza be treated with dignity, be afforded full protection, and have their safety guaranteed during any administrative, security or logistical […]
Read moreFlotilla, Foreign Ministry investigates into possible use of rubber bullets against boats
In the last few hours, Israel has intercepted further vessels from the Flotilla heading to Gaza. At present, twenty-seven Italian nationals are being held. The vessels are expected to arrive at the port of Ashdod. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called for an urgent investigation into the use of force by Israeli authorities that, according […]
Read moreTajani Announced New Ambassadors of Sports Diplomacy
At the event for launching the third edition of the project “Made in Italy Sport and Innovation”, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced the new Ambassadors of Sports Diplomacy: Andy Diaz, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Vincenzo Nibali, and the Italian Sports Medicine Federation. He said: “Sport is also an industry: the sports sector is worth €32 billion, accounting […]
Read moreTajani to Israeli authorities: “The safety of Italian activists on the Flotilla’s ships needs to be ensured”
Today Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani again took diplomatic steps with the Israeli government to ask for reassurances regarding the treatment of Italian activists who may be detained by the IDF. Minister Tajani asked the Crisis Unit and the Italian Embassies in Tel Aviv, Ankara, and Nicosia to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety […]
Read moreTajani Opens the Third Edition of the Project “Made in Italy Sport and Innovation”
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani took part at the Foreign Ministry in the event for launching the third edition of the project “Made in Italy Sport and Innovation”. The project aims to promote the excellence and quality of the Italian sports industry worldwide through major sporting events hosted in our country. Sport is currently a […]
Read moreTajani in Modena tomorrow. “The State should reward Signorelli for his heroic deed”
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will travel to Modena tomorrow to express his solidarity with the local population and those who stopped the man who drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians, causing several severe injuries. In particular, Minister Tajani suggested to Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi that Mr. Luca Signorelli be […]
Read moreMinister Tajani Expressed His Condolences to the Maldives’ Foreign Minister for the Death of Sergeant Major Mohammed Mahdi
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has just offered his condolences to Maldives’ Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam for the death of Sergeant Major Mohammed Mahdi, who disappeared after diving to retrieve the four Italian divers involved in last Thursday’s scuba accident. Minister Tajani thanked the Maldivian authorities, particularly the Coast Guard, National Defense Forces, police, and the […]
Read more