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Press Releases

20 October 2024

Minister Tajani’s mission to Israel and Palestine

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Israel and Palestine. The visit envisages meetings with the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, and, in Ramallah, with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa. Minister Tajani said: “Italy’s commitment to […]

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Press Releases

3 October 2024

Tajani meets Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: immediate response to the refugee crisis in Lebanon and Syria, commitment from the G7 in Pescara to coordinate aid to the region

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today met with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to be updated on the UNHCR’s (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) intervention strategies regarding the crisis in the Middle East. “The Italian government supports the activities of the UNHCR; […]

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Press Releases

1 October 2024

Caserta. Education and training as drivers of growth for Africa in the G7 High-Level Event chaired by Deputy Minister Cirielli

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for development cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, chaired today at the Royal Palace of Caserta the G7 High-Level Event “Investing in Lifelong Learning for Job Creation and Resilience: a Dialogue with Africa”. With this event, the G7 Italian Presidency intends to provide its contribution to the success of the […]

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Press Releases

30 September 2024

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Ukraine

As we mark two years since Russia’s illegal annexation of portions of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, we the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, stand firmly with Ukraine and its territorial integrity, sovereignty, […]

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Press Releases

23 September 2024

Statement of the G7+ Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Energy Sector Support on the Margins of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

We, the G7+ Ministerial Group, met on the sidelines of 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal and unjust attacks on Ukraine and its energy infrastructure. We reaffirm our strong commitment to the territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty of Ukraine within […]

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Press Releases

23 September 2024

Energy emergency in Ukraine. Minister Tajani co-chaired with Secretary of State Blinken the “G7 plus” meeting on the energy sector in Ukraine

As part of the High-Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, co-chaired with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken a Ministerial meeting of the “G7+ Energy” group, dedicated to ways of supporting Ukraine’s energy networks. Besides the G7 […]

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Press Releases

14 September 2024

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, condemn in the strongest possible terms Iran’s export and Russia’s procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles. Evidence that Iran has continued to transfer weaponry to Russia despite repeated international […]

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Press Releases

12 September 2024

Telephone conversation between Minister Antonio Tajani and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani today held a first telephone conversation with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha. “I assured Sybiha that the Italian Government firmly supports the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. We will stand by Kiev until […]

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Press Releases

4 September 2024

Minister Antonio Tajani’s meeting with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, at the Farnesina. “Friendship with the United States of America and the transatlantic relationship represent, together with Europe, the pillars of our Government’s foreign policy,” stated the […]

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Press Releases

4 August 2024

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on the situation in the Middle East

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the heightened level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved […]

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Press Releases

31 July 2024

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Venezuela

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who peacefully exercised their right to vote in large numbers on July 28 to shape the future of their country. […]

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In detail

25 July 2024

Hearing by Minister Antonio Tajani to the Joint Foreign Affairs Committees of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Senate

The Joint Foreign Affairs Committees of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Senate are conducting a hearing with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, on the outcomes of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council of 22 July 2024, and the […]

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