Minister Tajani’s telephone conversations with the Ministers of Bahrain, Kuwait and Syria
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani held telephone conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Bahrain, Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani, of Kuwait, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, and of Syria, Asaad Al Shaibani, as part of Italy’s joint action with international partners to stop the escalation in the Middle East. The Minister stressed […]
Read moreTajani in Sicily for the 70th anniversary of the Messina-Taormina Conference
From tomorrow the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will be in Sicily to preside over the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Messina-Taormina Conference of 1955. The event – organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Region of Sicily, the Municipalities of Messina and Taormina and the Taobuk Festival – […]
Read moreMinister Tajani participated in the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Israel-Iran
This morning Minister Antonio Tajani participated in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council convened in virtual format by EU High Representative Kaja Kallas following the clashes between Israel and Iran in recent days. The extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council enabled the Minister to underline the Italian position in favour of an immediate return to political dialogue to […]
Read moreMinister Tajani opens the event “Don Oreste Benzi: Costruttore di Ponti per la Giustizia Globale e la Solidarietà”
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, opens today at Villa Madama the event “Don Oreste Benzi: Costruttore di Ponti per la Giustizia Globale e la Solidarietà” (Don Oreste Benzi: Bridge Builder for Global Justice and Solidarity), organized on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the founder […]
Read moreThree missing disputed minors found
As part of the cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice regarding disputed minors, three Italian girls who had been missing for several years, abducted and taken illegally to Spain, Hungary and Germany, respectively, have finally been found. From the beginning, the competent Embassies, in […]
Read moreMinister Tajani’s conversation with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia
Following today’s telephone conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Qatar and Iraq, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, also had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan al Saud. While taking stock of the crisis between Iran and Israel, the two Ministers touched on the issue of […]
Read moreMinister Tajani spoke with the Foreign Ministers of Qatar and Iraq
As part of telephone contacts with EU and regional partners, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq, Fuad Hussein. The conversations provided an opportunity to take stock of the […]
Read moreIsrael – Iran update
A meeting is underway at the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit between Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and the Italian Ambassadors to the countries affected by the military clashes between Iran and Israel. First of all, an assessment has been made of the situation of Italian citizens present in Israel and Iran: using land border crossings and […]
Read moreTajani-Barrot telephone conversation
This evening Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had a new telephone conversation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. The conversation focused on military operations between Iran and Israel and on the possibility of quickly building a political and diplomatic path that would put an end to the war, also to avoid a dangerous escalation in the […]
Read moreIsrael Iran Update
This morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had some telephone conversations, first with the Italian Ambassadors in Tehran, Paola Amadei, and in Tel Aviv, Luca Ferrari. Minister Tajani reaffirmed his personal support and that of the entire Italian government to the two diplomats and to the staff of their respective Embassies and the […]
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