Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio received the credentials of Enas Mekkawy, the incoming Arab League Ambassador at the foreign ministry in Rome, according to a statement.
Di Maio's meeting with Mekkawy took place on the sidelines of this year's Rome MED - Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, the statement said.
The annual MED - Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, now in its fifth year, is sponsored by the foreign ministry and Italy's Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) thank-tank.
