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11th edition of the MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference
15–17 October 2025
Royal Palace, Naples
The 11th edition of the MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in collaboration with ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies), will take place from 15 to 17 October 2025 at the historic Royal Palace in Naples.
The event will be preceded by closed-door roundtables on 15 October, with the conference officially opening on Thursday, 16 October. The institutional opening session will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Teatro di Corte, featuring remarks by Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Franco Bruni, President of ISPI. Following this, Minister Tajani will participate in the opening panel alongside: Fuad Hussein, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Palestinian National Authority, Massad Boulos, Senior Adviser to the US President for Africa, Arab Countries, and the Middle East. At 3:45 p.m., the Minister will join a session dedicated to the Balkans, together with his counterparts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Slovenia.
The Mediterranean Dialogues represent MAECI’s main public diplomacy initiative. This year’s edition is exceptionally hosted in Naples, in collaboration with the Neapolis 2500 National Committee, highlighting the city’s historic role as a political and economic crossroads between Europe and the Mediterranean, and celebrating 2,500 years since its founding. The choice of Naples underlines the centrality of the Mediterranean in Italy’s political identity and highlights a dynamic region aiming to build its future alongside key actors from the Southern shore.
High-level representatives from across the wider Mediterranean region and numerous international organisations will attend, including: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, UAE; H.R.H. Princess Rym Ali, President of the Anna Lindh Foundation; Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations; Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief; Nawal El Moutawakel, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee.
In the two years since the outbreak of the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023, the region has experienced major upheavals. Long-standing regional balances have collapsed, and new conflict zones have emerged, from Gaza to Lebanon and Syria, and from Iran to Yemen, including the Suez Canal region. The transition in Libya remains incomplete, and insecurity persists in the Sahel, affecting migration management towards Europe.
To follow the event via the virtual platform (https://med.ispionline.it
), registration must be completed by 2:00 p.m. on 15 October using the dedicated registration form.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen wishing to attend the sessions in person at the Royal Palace on 16 and 17 October must submit an accreditation request by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 October, registering via the portal https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it and attaching the required documentation.
Those already registered on the online Portal and who have received confirmation from the system may access their profile and select participation in the event.
Alternatively, journalists, photographers and cameramen may submit accreditation requests via email to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it.
For representatives of the Italian press organisations:
- a copy of the identity document;
- a letter of assignment from the newspaper of affiliation or – in the absence of the latter -, a copy of professional identity card.
For representatives of foreign press organisations not accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
- a copy of the identity document;
- letter from the newspaper of affiliation;
- Verbal note of the Embassy in Rome of the country of the press organisation represented.
For representatives of foreign press already accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the request must be sent with a copy of an identity document attached.
For further information, please contact Office I of the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy (DGDP) at +39 06 3691.3432 / 8210 / 8573 / 3078, or by email at accreditamentostampa@esteri.it
For ISPI press contacts: Francesca Robbiati +39 366 2647188, Stefania Salustri +39 335 7919949
Please note that no new accreditation requests will be accepted on the day of the event; only substitutions will be allowed.
Photographers and television operators may follow the sessions directly in the conference rooms, while accredited journalists may follow the proceedings from the Press Room via audio/video link.
Entrance for accredited press at the Royal Palace, Piazza del Plebiscito 1, will be open at the following times:
- 16 October: from 08:15 a.m. until the end of the event at 6:00 p.m.
- 17 October: from 08:15 a.m. until the end of the event at 5:00 p.m.
