Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday praised his ministry's and its diplomats' efforts to safeguard citizens and businesses around the world in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"The committed efforts of the men and women of the foreign ministry and its diplomatic and consular network to protect our citizens and companies worldwide have been laudable amid the uncertainty around the (coronavirus) pandemic and in the most difficult circumstances," Di Maio said.
Di Maio was addressing a Joint Development Cooperation Committee meeting that was also attended by deputy foreign minister Emanuela Del Re.