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At a two-day meeting in Brussels, Nato foreign ministers will look at a proposal by the military alliance's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg to set up "a 100 billion dollar multi-year fund" for embattled Ukraine, Italy said on Wednesday.
Italy has called for the direct election of the heads of the European Union Commission and the European Council, saying there could be a single president of both institutions.
Italy's government has reaffirmed its continued backing for Ukraine and its independence while underlining its refusal to "wage war against Russia" by sending troops to the former Soviet republic.
Italy must not politicise the case of imprisoned anti-fascist Illaria Salis who is due to stand trial in Hungary next month for attacking several neo-Nazis in Budapest in February 2023, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
Italy's foreign minister has demanded 'clarification' from Israel over an air strike which has killed seven people working for food aid charity World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip, including foreign nationals.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday he is afraid the war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza "may widen" and hopes premier Giorgia Meloni visit to Lebanon this week may help avert this scenario.
The deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall last week was a "very heavy blow" for Russia's president Vladimir Putin and a "failure" of its intelligence services, Italy said on Thursday.
Italy backs this week's UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, the freeing of hostages and entry of vital humanitarian aid for the Palestinian enclave's population, while it opposes a planned Israeli ground offensive in Rafah.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday underlined Italy's unwavering support for Ukraine in its 25-month-old war with invader Russia, but continued to rule out sending troops to the former Soviet republic.
The G7 foreign ministers' summit on Capri next month will centre on the almost six-month-old Israel-Hamas conflict, Russia's war with Ukraine and will also cover cybernetics and artificial intelligence.
Security is being ratcheted up in Naples and on the nearby island of Capri ahead of a G7 foreign ministers' summit there on 17-19 April, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday during a visit.
Local authorities and NGOs are being invited to submit sustainable development tenders mainly for Africa to Italy's overseas aid agency (AICS) for grants worth 180 million euros at an event at the foreign ministry in Rome on Thursday.
Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni is holding talks in Beirut late Wednesday with her Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati, followed by an informal dinner at his official residence. On Friday, Meloni will visit Italian peacekeepers at the Millevoi military base in Shama before flying back to Italy.
Red Sea holiday-makers face "no particular dangers" while ongoing attacks against cargo vessels by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen are a threat to shipping in the key trade route, according to Italy.
Italians should avoid Easter trips to Moscow and mass events like the concert in Russia's capital last Friday at which at least 137 people were killed in terrorism attack claimed by Islamic State jihadists, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.
In a message on X, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation on Tuesday launched an urgent appeal for 149.9 million dollars to help feed over half of Syria's population who don't know where their next meal is coming from.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has expressed Italy's "closeness" to the United States after a container ship crashed into a major bridge in the port city of Baltimore on Tuesday, causing the bridge to collapse, leaving least seven people missing and multiple vehicles detected underwater.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has voiced opposition to "a war economy", saying armed forces and weapons should be invested in and used only to "maintain peace".
Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Greganti and its premier Mohammed Shia al-Sudani have held "fruitful" talks in Baghdad aimed at cementing their countries' "deep friendship", security and commercial relations.
Italy is looking to strengthen and deepen its "privileged" relationship with Brazil and Uruguay, kicking off the process with a series of visits by its politicians to the two South American nations in the next few weeks.
