Foreign minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi was on Tuesday due to take part in the Italy-Mozambique Business Forum in Rome, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The forum is being attended by 70 Italian companies and coincides with a visit to Rome by the president of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi.
Nyusi is slated to hold talks with by Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte at 15.30 at the prime minister's office (Palazzo Chigi), Conte's office said in a statement.