Tajani: “Italy will work immediately to prevent the war from spreading. Lebanon is at risk”
On the brink of a war that could take on disastrous proportions, the head of Italian diplomacy, Antonio Tajani, is among the most active in trying to prevent the situation from escalating at the last minute. The objective that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been pursuing since 7 October, trying to gain support from […]
Read moreTajani: “Neutralising Hamas means giving hope to the Palestinian people” (Corriere della Sera)
Antonio Tajani just concluded a meeting with Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi. The main focus of the forum was the conflict in Israel. Some information collected and identified by our services was analysed. What emerged from this intelligence, at least according to our Minister of Foreign Affairs, is a certainty: “From the evidence shared by our intelligence […]
Read moreTajani: “Italy is against Hamas, not against Palestine. But Israel must defend itself” (Il Messaggero)
From Egypt to Israel, from Israel to Jordan, from Jordan back to Rome, but passing through Monza and Trento, two stages in the election campaign that looms over the weekend. Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and leader of Forza Italia is on the train that is taking him back to Rome. In his […]
Read moreAntonio Tajani “Hamas kills like the Nazis. Let’s not set the Mediterranean aflame” (La Stampa)
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will fly to Israel and Jordan this morning to renew Italy’s support and bring the government’s attention to the three Italian nationals that Hamas may have taken hostage. He also asks the public “not to confuse Hamas with the Palestinians. Palestine is something else entirely. The Palestinian people […]
Read moreTajani: “An escalation of incalculable impact must be averted. Arab mediation needed” (Corriere della Sera)
On the side of Israel and its people, who are suffering a “monstrous” aggression against defenceless civilians, women, children, the elderly, and not a mere act of war or terrorism. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani has no doubts as to what Italy’s position should be in the conflict that has just erupted in […]
Read moreTajani on migrant landings: “A worldwide problem. We need a Marshall Plan involving the UN”
Minister Antonio Tajani, there is tension with magistrates, with NGOs, with Berlin: the migrant issue is increasingly central and divisive. Do you feel besieged? “It is not a matter of feeling besieged, but of finding solutions to a European, if not global, problem – migration – which requires concrete answers. The phenomenon is so vast […]
Read moreTajani: “Seven NGO ships to Lampedusa are no accident. Now Berlin must clarify” (la Repubblica)
The rift remains, and indeed worsens. “The news of seven NGO ships, some flying the German flag, heading for Lampedusa confirms our concern and our analysis, and what I had just told Minister Baerbock”, says Antonio Tajani, back in Berlin from the meeting, not without bitterness, with his counterpart Annalena Baerbock. The Italian Deputy Prime […]
Read moreTajani: “A plan for Africa. We need solutions, not electoral posturing” (Corriere della Sera)
Antonio Tajani is on an Ita flight to New York. On the tray table in his front row seat is a folder marked “United Nations”, containing the Plan for Africa that the Italian Government is working on. Wearing a shirt and trainers, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs flips through the agenda of […]
Read moreTajani: «Little business in the pact with China. Criticising the Commissioner is not disrespect» (La Repubblica)
Minister Tajani, during the G20 in India, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met the Prime Minister of China. The topic at the centre of the meeting was the renewal of the Silk Road agreement, and it seems to be confirmed that it is heading to a halt. What do you propose? Having a positive framework of […]
Read moreTajani: “Italy Wants To Be Key Partner for Kazakhstan” (The Astana Times)
Minister Tajani, welcome to Astana. Your visit to Kazakhstan is eagerly awaited. Could you please share some thoughts on its main goals? I have been looking forward to visiting your beautiful country for so long. Since its independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has always been a key partner for Italy in the Region. This visit is […]
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