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Press Releases

26 May 2025

Meeting of the Like-Minded Cyber Deterrence Group

The annual meeting of the Like-Minded Cyber Deterrence Group took place in Rome on 22 and 23 May. It is an informal multilateral initiative started in 2019 and aimed at improving diplomatic cooperation and intelligence sharing to prevent harmful cyber activities and coordinate global responses.  The event organized by the Foreign Ministry’s Unit for Technological […]

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Interviews

25 May 2025

Tajani: «The war will not end soon if Russia does not choose negotiations. Tariffs? Full confidence in the EU» (Corriere della Sera)

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is not surprised at the huge difficulties that still hinder the path to peace between Russia and Ukraine: «I have always said that the war would not end at least until the end of the year. There is no point in deluding ourselves: Russia has largely converted its industrial power into […]

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Interviews

22 May 2025

Entrevista al vicepresidente del Consejo de ministros y ministro de relaciones exteriores de Italia, Antonio Tajani, con motivo de su visita a México (El Universal)

Ministro Tajani, es un privilegio volver a conversar con usted. Las relaciones entre Italia y México cumplieron 150 años el año pasado. Los 2 países tuvieron ocasión de hacer un balance de lo mucho que se ha hecho y de lo mucho que aún se puede hacer; Italia y México comparten historia, valores y sensibilidades. […]

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Press Releases

22 May 2025

Tajani condemns attack in Washington against two Israeli Embassy staff members

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has strongly condemned the vile attack in Washington in which two employees of the Israeli Embassy were injured. He also expressed his solidarity with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the families of the victims. “Antisemitic violence, born of hatred against Jews, is unacceptable and […]

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Press Releases

22 May 2025

Tajani begins official visit to Mexico City today

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, begins his official visit to Mexico City today — the first visit to the country by an Italian Foreign Minister in ten years. A packed schedule of institutional meetings and engagements is planned. The aim of the mission is to strengthen political and economic […]

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Interviews

22 May 2025

Tajani: “Netanyahu must now stop the bombs. Yes to Palestine, but without Hamas” (Il Messaggero)

Enough is enough. Antonio Tajani sends a clear message to Benjamin Netanyahu: “The bombing of Gaza must stop. An immediate ceasefire is needed”. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs speaks to Il Messaggero on his return flight from Brussels. Just hours earlier, the Israeli army had opened fire in Jenin near a […]

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Press Releases

21 May 2025

Minister Tajani’s mission to Mexico

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is undertaking a mission to Mexico from 22 to 24 May to meet with local authorities, members of the business community, representatives of the Italian expatriate community, and to participate in the Italy-Mexico Business Forum. This marks the first visit to Mexico by an […]

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In detail

21 May 2025

Tajani: “Putin still not open to negotiation. The Holy See could play a fundamental role”

Rome – Speaking from Brussels, where he is accompanying President Sergio Mattarella for two days of meetings with the heads of European institutions, Antonio Tajani provides an update on the situation in Ukraine: “It is a phase of uncertainty,” confirms the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. “Talks of negotiations are beginning, […]

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Interviews

21 May 2025

Tajani: “Putin still not open to negotiation. The Holy See could play a fundamental role” (Avvenire)

Rome – Speaking from Brussels, where he is accompanying President Sergio Mattarella for two days of meetings with the heads of European institutions, Antonio Tajani provides an update on the situation in Ukraine: “It is a phase of uncertainty,” confirms the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. “Talks of negotiations are beginning, […]

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Press Releases

20 May 2025

Tajani speaks with IAEA Director Rafael Grossi: talks with Iran, Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and Milan meetings on civil nuclear energy

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held a telephone conversation today with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi. Tajani and Grossi first exchanged views on the progress of the ongoing discussions between Washington and Tehran regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. Minister Tajani […]

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Press Releases

19 May 2025

Telefonata del Ministro Sa’ar a Tajani: Israele apre agli aiuti a Gaza. Far ripartire Food for Gaza

Il Ministro degli Esteri israeliano Gideon Sa’ar ha telefonato questa sera al collega Antonio Tajani per discutere il tema del blocco degli accessi umanitari (alimentari e sanitari) a Gaza. Il Ministro Sa’ar ha annunciato al collega italiano che il Governo di Israele ha deciso di riaprire gli accessi a Gaza che erano bloccati da più […]

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Press Releases

18 May 2025

Agreement between the Foreign Ministry and the University of Rome “Foro Italico”. Scholarships granted to students from sub-Saharan Africa

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, today signs an agreement at the Farnesina between the Foreign Ministry and the University of Rome “Foro Italico” to launch the program “L’Italia corre verso il futuro” (Italy runs towards the future), aimed at providing scholarships in the sports sector to young people from 10 countries […]

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