Minister Tajani meets with the new Syrian authorities
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani is on a mission to Damascus where he met this morning with the Head of the new Syrian administration Ahmed al-Shara and with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan al-Shibani. During the day, Minister Tajani will see representatives of the Christian communities […]
Read moreSyria – talks with the Turkish Government
Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani today had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan. During the phone call, the two Ministers talked about the situation in Syria, also in view of the Quint meeting to be held later in the evening […]
Read moreTajani: summit on Syria tonight at Villa Madama
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will chair a summit on Syria, in the Quintet format, today at Villa Madama, starting at 6 p.m. The gathering is expected to be attended by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State, David Lammy, […]
Read moreTajani: “We have always had relations and open channels with Iran and Syria, and this has been decisive”
He found her “wearied, of course, but serene, strong. Her head held high”. Antonio Tajani is still with her in Ciampino with the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her parents, to greet her with a “Hurray! Welcome back Cecilia” when finally on the phone she could breathe a sigh of relief. “These were difficult days, we worked continuously, […]
Read moreQuintet Meeting on Syria
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will chair tomorrow, Thursday 9 January, a meeting of the Quintet’s Foreign Ministers (Italy, USA, United Kingdom, France and Germany) at Villa Madama, which will also see the participation of the High Representative for the Union for Foreign and Security Policy. […]
Read moreMinister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies.
Read moreCecilia Sala’s case – Ambassador of Iran summoned to Rome
On the instructions of Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, Secretary General Amb. Riccardo Guariglia today summoned the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Rome, Mohammad Reza Sabouri, to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina) to discuss the case of Cecilia Sala, detained in Evin […]
Read more“Food for Gaza”: Italian aid distributed again in the Strip
The distribution of food and medical aid to the Palestinian population under the Italian Government’s “Food for Gaza” initiative continues. On 27 and 28 December, 19 tonnes of Italian food aid, donated by Italian companies’ members of Coldiretti and Confagricoltura, were distributed to the population of Gaza by Rahma Worldwide. The aid was delivered by […]
Read moreItalian delegation in Damascus meets the interim government. Crisis cell set up for security during Christmas celebrations
ROME – The first high-level Italian delegation after the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime held a series of meetings with the new de facto Syrian authorities yesterday and today in Damascus. The delegation was made up of the Director for the Mediterranean and Middle East at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]
Read moreFurther aid from Italy arrives in the Strip with ‘Food for Gaza’. Tajani to Cardinal Pizzaballa: “Support for the civilian population in Gaza and throughout the region, protection of minorities and Christians”
Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani today had a telephone conversation with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, with jurisdiction over Latin-rite Catholics residing in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus, and responsible for Syria during his time as Custos of the Holy Land. Cardinal Pizzaballa told the Minister of his […]
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