Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and justice minister Alfonso Bonafede are urging Spain's authorities to ensure "a rapid conclusion" to the upcoming trial of two Russians accused of beating to death Italian tourist Niccolo Ciatti outside a disco in northeast Spain in 2017, Di Maio said on Friday.
Italy and Spain share a "special relationship" and hold similar views on international trade, foreign undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto said on Tuesday, according to a foreign ministry statement.
Italy stands ready to help Spain and France as new lockdowns loom in the two countries amid surges in Coronavirus infections, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio wrote Monday on Facebook.
Premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday called for even stronger bilateral relations with Spain, which like Italy has been hard-hit this by this year's COVID-19 pandemic and wants to see a swift European response to the crisis.
