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Italy's deputy foreign minister Marina Sereni on Monday urged Lebanon's squabbling politicians to form a new executive that can launch reforms to unlock foreign cash amid the country's economic collapse.
Italy will keep supporting its longstanding friend and ally Lebanon, a country that is key to the Middle East's peace and stability, deputy foreign minister Marina Sereni said on Monday during a visit.
Italy is committed to crisis-hit Lebanon's prosperity and to the Middle East region's stability, its embassy tweeted after deputy foreign minister Marina Sereni met Lebanon's president Michel Aoun in Beirut.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and Argentina's foreign minister and minister of international trade Felipe Sola on Friday agreed to reinforce political dialogue between their countries, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
How Italy and the United States can join forces to tackle climate change and the energy transition was the focus of talks in Rome Friday between premier Mario Draghi and US special presidential envoy John Kerry.
Italy and the United States are cooperating on the green transition "in a "synergistic way", foreign minister Luigi Di Maio tweeted on Friday after talks with US president Joe Biden's special envoy for climate, John Kerry.
Italy and the US must spearhead the green transition at a "crucial" moment in history and convince other nations of the major chance on offer to safeguard the planet, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday.
United States special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry gave foreign minister Luigi Di Maio an Italian-made tie at their meeting in Rome on Thursday while Di Maio gifted Kerry a signed book.
The internationalisation of Italy's companies, including those in its economically under-developed South, boosting exports and creating jobs are key objectives for foreign minister Luigi Di Maio.
Premier Mario Draghi has nominated career diplomat Elisabetta Belloni chief of the Security Intelligence Department (DIS) - the first woman to head Italy's secret services.
Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio will on 10 June attend a hearing of the Italian parliament's Committee for the Security of the Republic, COPASIR said in a statement on Thursday. The panel oversees Italy's intelligence agencies.
Despite recent "positive signals" in war-torn Libya, there are several "less encouraging signs" hampering its progress, such as the delayed national budget, Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday.
Italy must not be left to cope single-handedly with the growing influx of migrants reaching its shores as the weather warms, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday, urging "genuine solidarity" from Europe on the issue.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday deplored the 'indiscriminate' barrage of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel amid the worst violence between it and Hamas since 2014.
United States special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry will hold talks in Rome on Thursday and Friday with premier Mario Draghi, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and other senior members of Italy's government, Adnkronos has learned.
Italy is "not at all happy" with the European Union's lack of progress on a new migration pact, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday after over 2,000 people landed on tiny Lampedusa island at the weekend.
Italy's government on Tuesday condemned the violence this week in East Jerusalem and in Gaza that has killed at least 28 Palestinians and two Israelis according to health officials.
Italy wants to be at the forefront of the ecological and digital transition, which is key to boosting employment and economic development, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday.
Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Monday called for a relaxation of current COVID-19 restrictions in place in Italy in order to entice foreign tourists back to the country and help revive its recession-hit economy.
