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Interviews

15 February 2023

Tajani: “Weapons and sanctions, Italy remains at Kiev’s side, but for now no new decrees”

“We want peace in Ukraine. However, one year after the beginning of this disastrous war that has cost thousands of lives, we are aware that peace can only be achieved by continuing to supply the Kiev army with weapons. Italy supports the Ukrainian people and will do everything to ensure that the conflict does not […]

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Interviews

15 February 2023

Tajani: “The government is stronger and the centre remains crucial” (il Giornale)

“This election has strengthened the government and the centre-right coalition; the centre has done its part once again, as demonstrated by the decisive result of Forza Italia, which gained 2 points in Lazio and held on in Lombardy,” said Italian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Forza Italia national coordinator Antonio Tajani, speaking […]

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In detail

14 February 2023

Ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of the Lateran Treaty

At the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo), at the presence of the President of the Italian Republic – Sergio Mattarella – and highest institutional offices of the Italian Republic and the Holy See, the 94th anniversary of the Lateran Treaty will be celebrated, as well as the 39th anniversary of the Agreement […]

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Press Releases

13 February 2023

Lectio Magistralis by Minister Tajani at Luiss Diplomatic Forum 2023

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, holds a Lectio Magistralis about “Growth Diplomacy and the Future of Transatlantic Relations” at the Luiss Diplomatic Forum 2023 – Paving the Future of Translatlantic Relations.

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Press Releases

11 February 2023

Italy’s efforts to support the people affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria continue

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation continues to send aid to the areas in Turkey and Syria struck by the earthquake on 6 February. A new load of humanitarian aid is now leaving Pisa airport and will land in the next few hours in Beirut to be transferred by land to Syria. […]

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Press Releases

10 February 2023

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Emergency funding from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

To address the consequences of the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February, causing thousands of dead and injured, as well as the damage and destruction of infrastructures and buildings, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, at the proposal of Minister Tajani and Deputy Minister Cirielli, has allocated two emergency grants worth […]

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Press Releases

10 February 2023

Meeting of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, at the Farnesina. The Italian Deputy Prime Minister stressed the importance that Italy attaches to Libya’s sovereignty, stability and prosperity, which is one of the Italian government’s […]

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Press Releases

10 February 2023

Press release on the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (10 February)

On the occasion of the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani paid a moving tribute to the memory of the victims of the foibe massacres and to all the people from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia who had to leave […]

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In detail

10 February 2023

Tajani: «No issue regarding the weapons to Ukraine. Italy plays a central role, it is not isolated»

ROME “It was a mistake, a gaffe that does not go in the direction of strengthening Europe’s action in favour of Ukraine’s freedom. It was a diplomatic gaffe on the part of the government of a great friendly democracy, and it happened just a few days before the celebration of the Quirinal Treaty between our […]

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Interviews

10 February 2023

Tajani: «No issue regarding the weapons to Ukraine. Italy plays a central role, it is not isolated» (Corriere della Sera)

ROME “It was a mistake, a gaffe that does not go in the direction of strengthening Europe’s action in favour of Ukraine’s freedom. It was a diplomatic gaffe on the part of the government of a great friendly democracy, and it happened just a few days before the celebration of the Quirinal Treaty between our […]

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Press Releases

8 February 2023

JOINT PRESS RELEASE ITALY – UK Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Policy Dialogue for Export and Investment Promotion

February 8th, 2023   The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, received today in Rome the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch. The meeting was followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (Declaration of Intent) for a Strategic Dialogue on Export and […]

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Press Releases

6 February 2023

Italy’s commitment to eliminate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Italy is reaffirming its unconditional commitment to the elimination of this aberrant and inhuman practice, which constitutes a serious violation of human rights and has irreversible consequences on the health and physical and psychological development of girls and young women – […]

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