Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has lauded the head of Italy's intelligence services Elisabetta Belloni, calling the career diplomat an "exceptional professional" with "immense attachment to the country's institutions".
US strategist Edward Luttwak has issued praise for grassroots politician Luigi Di Maio as Italy's top diplomat, saying he has "learnt his profession" and shown himself to be "serious".
Italy on Monday lauded the accord reached at the weekend between Libya's rival political forces on a proposed mechanism to choose a new unified executive that will lead the war-ravaged country to elections slated for 24 December.
The United Nations World Health Organisation on Friday paid tribute to Italy for its response the dramatic COVID-19 epidemic earlier this year, which included a strict lockdown that lasted months.
