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Press Releases
20 May 2026
The Israeli Ambassador has been summoned to the Farnesina to demand the immediate release of all Italians nationals

Following the instruction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Amb. Riccardo Guariglia, summoned the Italian Ambassador to Israel, Jonathan Peled, to express the Italian Government’s strong protest regarding the incident involving Italian citizens of the Freedom Flotilla. During the meeting, the immediate release and rapid […]

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Interviews
20 May 2026
India-Italy ties enter “Special Strategic Partnership” phase during PM Modi’s Rome visit, defined by IMEC, EU FTA

How does Italy view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, and what concrete diplomatic, economic, or strategic outcomes does Rome hope to achieve through this engagement? This is a defining moment for our bilateral relationship. It was the first bilateral visit of Prime Minister Modi to Italy. We celebrated a new chapter for our relations, with […]

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Press Releases
20 May 2026
The disembarkation of the Flotilla activists in Ashdod has begun. Tajani to Minister Saar: they must leave as soon as possible; their rights and safety must be respected

In Israel, the first group of Flotilla activists has begun disembarking at the port of Ashdod. A second group is expected to arrive later in the day. Officials from the Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv are in contact with the Israeli authorities at the port of Ashdod to provide consular assistance to Italian nationals and […]

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Press Releases
19 May 2026
Flotilla: the Italian Government has called on Israel to ensure the protection and safety of Italian nationals

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani asked the Italian Ambassador to Israel, Luca Ferrari, to take a further formal step with the Israeli authorities to request that all Italian citizens participating in the Flotilla to Gaza be treated with dignity, be afforded full protection, and have their safety guaranteed during any administrative, security or logistical […]

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Press Releases
18 May 2026
Tajani Announced New Ambassadors of Sports Diplomacy

At the event for launching the third edition of the project “Made in Italy Sport and Innovation”, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced the new Ambassadors of Sports Diplomacy: Andy Diaz, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Vincenzo Nibali, and the Italian Sports Medicine Federation. He said: “Sport is also an industry: the sports sector is worth €32 billion, accounting […]

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Press Releases
17 May 2026
Tajani in Modena tomorrow. “The State should reward Signorelli for his heroic deed”

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will travel to Modena tomorrow to express his solidarity with the local population and those who stopped the man who drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians, causing several severe injuries. In particular, Minister Tajani suggested to Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi that Mr. Luca Signorelli be […]

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Press Releases
16 May 2026
Minister Tajani Expressed His Condolences to the Maldives’ Foreign Minister for the Death of Sergeant Major Mohammed Mahdi

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has just offered his condolences to Maldives’ Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam for the death of Sergeant Major Mohammed Mahdi, who disappeared after diving to retrieve the four Italian divers involved in last Thursday’s scuba accident. Minister Tajani thanked the Maldivian authorities, particularly the Coast Guard, National Defense Forces, police, and the […]

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Press Releases
16 May 2026
Diving operations have begun in the Maldives to recover the bodies of the missing scuba divers. Tajani is in contact with the Ambassador on board

The Maldives’ Coast Guard has begun diving operations to retrieve the bodies of the four Italian divers missing in last Thursday’s scuba accident. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is in contact with the Italian Ambassador to Colombo, Damiano Francovigh (responsible for the Maldives), and the Honorary Consul in Malè, Giorgia Marazzi, who are aboard the Coast […]

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Press Releases
15 May 2026
Tajani chairs the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation: new emergency allocation of EUR 15 million for Lebanon

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today chaired the second meeting of the year of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, during which the 2026 Programming of Italian development cooperation was approved. It foresees grant and soft loan interventions totalling EUR 1.7 billion. The Minister chaired in […]

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