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Italy has an obbligation to help war-afflicted Ukraine, also by supplying it with all the arms it requires to defend itself against Russia's current offensive, Marina Sereni said on Friday.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Thursday condemned the missile attacks on a residential building in Kiev during a visit the city by UN chief Antonio Guterres and urged an immediate end to Russia's 64-day-old war in Ukraine.
Russia's two-month-old war in Ukraine and the threat the conflict poses to global security was at the centre of phone talks on Thursday between Italy's premier, Mario Draghi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.
Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has expressed "heartfelt condolences" over the death of Fabio Palotti, who died when he fell down a lift shaft at the foreign ministry in Rome on Thursday while doing maintenance work.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has denounced the killings of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky whose bodies were found by residents of the Ukranian village of Yahidne, near Chernihiv, and the town of Bucha, near Kyiev, after Russian forces withdrew at the end of March.
Italy will keep paying for Russian gas in euros, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said Wednesday, after Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off supplies to Poland and Bulgaria over their refusal to pay for gas in roubles.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio wished female astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti well on Wednesday after she blasted off on her second space mission, which is expected to last around six months.
In phone talks with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, Italy's premier Mario Draghi reaffirmed the government's support for Ukraine and its authorities and willingness to help end Russia's devastating war.
Italy "has played a leading role" in the European Union's sanctions tough against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and is willing to impose fresh measures, president Sergio Mattarella stated on Wednesday.
Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian have agree there will be "permanent coordination" between Italy and France to help Ukraine and to end the deepening conflict following Russia's invasion over two months ago.
Italy's overseas aid department has given more than 340,000 euros to the World Health Organisation to help it provide emergency medical supplies to crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Italians who are living abroad for three months or more can vote in five referendums on the justice system being held in June, the foreign ministry tweeted on Tuesday.
Italy deplores the string of "barbaric" and "senseless" bomb attacks in Afghanistan over the past two days, the foreign ministry tweeted on Friday, urging an end to attacks on civilians in the Taliban-ruled country.
Italy will keep striving for a natural gas price-cap in Europe to reduce the impact on families and companies of soaring energy costs amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to foreign minister Luigi Di Maio.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has called for Libya's rival factions to "compromise" after armed groups supporting the eastern-based government blockaded key oil fields and export terminals.
Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has welcomed a "crucial" agreement between Italian major Eni and the Republic of Congo to boost gas exports and develop an LNG project as Italy hastens to cut its reliance on Russian energy imports amid the war in Ukraine.
Angola will supply more gas to Italy under an agreement signed between the two countries that will diversify energy sources, help reduce dependence on Russian imports and contribute to the green transition.
The tough international sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the military and humanitarian aid that nations have supplied have prevented its annexation, according to Italy's defence minister Lorenzo Guerini.
A total five million people have now fled war-afflicted Ukraine, United Nations refugee agency UNHCR's chief Filippo Grandi tweeted on Wednesday, appealing for an end to the devastating conflict.
Major potential exists to boost bilateral ties between Italy and the Republic of Congo, especially in the energy sector, premier Mario Draghi and president Denis Sassou N’Guesso agreed during phone talks on Wednesday.
