Ministro

Interviews

30 August 2025

Antonio Tajani «Tariffs and new markets: Southern Italy’s companies crucial to change» (Il Mattino)

The Foreign Minister said that this is how we support the growth of Made in Italy products. Southern Italy is strategic for the quality of supply and openness to innovation. Naples, Gioia Tauro, Taranto and Sicily are important hubs for trade flows and freight routes. In terms of tariffs, Italy is more competitive than other […]

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Press Releases

29 August 2025

Minister Tajani in Copenhagen today and tomorrow for the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) and for business meetings

Today and tomorrow, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will be in Copenhagen to take part in the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (the so-called Gymnich) and to hold meetings with businesses. Upon arrival this afternoon, Minister Tajani will meet with Italian companies operating in […]

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In detail

29 August 2025

Italian FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Rome, Riyadh Share Goal of Middle East Peace (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said his country and Saudi Arabia share a common goal of building a stable, peaceful and prosperous Middle East, a commitment that took shape with the launch of a Saudi-Italian Strategic Partnership Council earlier this year. The council, signed in January 2025 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Italian […]

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Interviews

29 August 2025

Italian FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Rome, Riyadh Share Goal of Middle East Peace (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said his country and Saudi Arabia share a common goal of building a stable, peaceful and prosperous Middle East, a commitment that took shape with the launch of a Saudi-Italian Strategic Partnership Council earlier this year. The council, signed in January 2025 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Italian […]

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Press Releases

28 August 2025

Meeting between Minister Tajani and Saudi Prince Al Saud – Joint Declaration on Gaza Adopted

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, met at the Farnesina with the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud. The agenda of the meeting first addressed international issues, notably the Middle East and the crisis in Gaza, on which the two Ministers signed a joint declaration in which Italy […]

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Press Releases

28 August 2025

Tajani presents the reform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, presents the reform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Ministers.

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Press Releases

28 August 2025

Joint Declaration by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in line with our joint commitment to achieve a just, secure, comprehensive, and sustainable peace in the Middle East, reiterate our call for the immediate end of the war in Gaza and the immediate release of all hostages and […]

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Press Releases

27 August 2025

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks guarantees on the correct application of the EU-US agreement on tariffs to protect Italian exports

At the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Farnesina’s Tariff Task Force has taken action to protect our products in the face of possible misinterpretations of the transatlantic trade agreement. In particular, some US customs authorities reportedly requested a higher tariff than the rate agreed in the EU-US Joint Declaration for […]

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Press Releases

26 August 2025

Follow-up to the telephone call of the Foreign Ministers of Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Poland, Ukraine and the EU High Representative. Support for UNIFIL in Lebanon

During yesterday’s phone call requested by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with several European countries dedicated primarily to Ukraine, Minister Antonio Tajani and French Minister Jean-Noel Barrot agreed on the importance of close coordination between the US and Europe on the Ukrainian dossier and European security. Both ministers confirmed the centrality of the transatlantic […]

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Press Releases

25 August 2025

Telephone call between the Foreign Ministers of Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Poland, Ukraine and the EU High Representative

This evening, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Poland, Ukraine and the EU High Representative. The call took place in the wake of Ukraine’s Independence Day and the G7 […]

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Press Releases

25 August 2025

Audience of Minister Tajani with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Discussions on the Conference of Italophony: a language of peace and shared values

This morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, was received in private audience by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. It was the Minister’s first private meeting with the Holy Father. The cordial exchange, a testament to the strength of the longstanding bilateral relations between Italy and the Holy See, confirmed the full convergence of […]

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Press Releases

24 August 2025

Minister Tajani’s Participation in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Speaking from the Rimini Meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part in a G7 Foreign Ministers’ virtual meeting on Ukraine, held on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also participated in the meeting. “Transatlantic unity is essential to support the path […]

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