Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, on Monday, June 15. The Council’s works will begin by addressing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, via video link with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. The discussions will focus on strengthening political and sanctions pressure on Russia and support for Ukraine. Italy will reaffirm its commitment to supporting Ukraine and maintaining high pressure on Russia to achieve a just and lasting peace. Minister Tajani will also reaffirm its support for Ukraine’s European path and its reconstruction, also in view of the upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk.<\/p>\n
Significant attention will be paid to the situation in the Middle East. The Ministers will discuss developments in the regional crisis, relations between the European Union and the Gulf countries, maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as developments in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Minister Tajani will reaffirm Italy’s position in favour of de-escalation and a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crises, supporting the continuation of negotiations between the United States and Iran, the full restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and the strengthening of Operation ASPIDES. Italy will also reaffirm its commitment to the stability of Lebanon, with particular attention to strengthening State institutions, including the armed forces.<\/p>\n
The afternoon session will focus on relations between the European Union and China, with a particular focus on China’s role in global security and developments in the Indo-Pacific region. Minister Tajani will emphasize the importance of a frank and constructive dialogue between the European Union and China, based on the protection of Europe’s strategic interests and the need to address trade and investment asymmetries, ensuring the future of Europe’s industrial base. The Deputy Prime Minister will also emphasize the need to avoid any risk of military escalation in the Indo-Pacific, a crucial region for global trade, recalling China’s potential contribution to resolving major international crises, starting with Ukraine and the Gulf.<\/p>\n
The Minister will also participate in the EU-Egypt Association Council with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, on Monday, June 15. The Council’s works will begin by addressing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, via video link with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. The discussions will focus on strengthening political and sanctions pressure on Russia and support for Ukraine. Italy […]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":194575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,6,28],"class_list":["post-194571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunicati","tag-europa","tag-mediterraneo-e-medio-oriente","tag-ministro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194602,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194571\/revisions\/194602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}