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Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has joined international calls for Israel to avoid an offensive in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah after the Israeli military (IDF) said its troops had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
Italy has lauded Nato's "irreplaceable contribution" during the 27-month-old war triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the military alliance's role in preventing conflicts and fostering security cooperation.
Italy has praised Nato's new multi-year strategy for implementing the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda to bolster their participation in negotiation processes and to protect females from violence in armed conflicts.
Italy and the United States will always be united by "very strong bond of friendship" between the two countries, president Sergio Mattarella said during a meeting with members of the Italian community in New York late on Monday.
Italy and Libya will ink cooperation deals on higher education training, health, scientific research, sport and youth policies during a visit to Tripoli on Wednesday by premier Giorgia Meloni and members of her cabinet.
There is no safe area of Rafah for 600,000 children living there, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF warned on Monday ahead of an expected Israeli army offensive in the southern border town of Gaza.
As Israel's military told 100,000 people to leave areas of Rafah on Monday ahead of an expected offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza city, the region is deteriorating, Italy has warned
The government has doubled down on its repeated denial of any plan to deploy Italian/Nato troops to Ukraine to help it fight invader Russia, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
Italy's consulate will keep up is assistance in the case of 25-year-old Masters student Matteo Falcinelli, who was arrested for two days and brutalised by police in Miami on 24-25 February - events which left him injured and traumatised according to his family and his lawyer.
Italy is "not at war with Russia" and will not deploy soldiers to fight in Ukraine, foreign minister AntonioTajani reaffirmed on Friday.
Representatives of 47 African business associations from 21 countries and their Italian counterparts will take part in an Italy-Africa Business Dialogue Forum next Wednesday at the foreign ministry in Rome.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has paid tribute to Italo-Albanian journalist, intellectual and key figure in Albania's independence movement, Anselmo Lorecchio, on the centenary of his death.
Italy’s and European Union candidate Albania want to bolster "strong" cooperation and "solid" trade ties, foreign minister Antonio Tajani and Albanian president Bajram Begaj agreed during talks.
The government and Italian businesses must dialogue amid a "complex" situation in Russia, foreign minister Antonio Tajani has argued following Moscow's takeover last week of Italian heating firm Ariston's subsidiary and other foreign units, allegedly in response to "hostile" actions by the West.
Italy has taken "immediate action" and pledged to prevent future Russian takeovers of Italian subsidiaries after Moscow last week transferred heating firm Ariston's local unit to state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.
Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani has reached out to G20 president Brazil and also hopes for help from China as part of international efforts to attain a "just peace" in Ukraine and end Russia's more-than-26-month-old invasion of the former Soviet republic.
Italy's government is "closely following" events Georgia's capital, Tbilisi amid clashes between police and protesters over a contested 'foreign agents' bill which would require organisations getting over 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence.
After Russia' takeover last week of Italian heating firm Ariston's subsidiary, foreign minister Antonio Tajani is chairing a roundatable in Rome on Thursday, which embassy officials in Moscow and local Italian businesses representatives will join via video-link.
Italy and oil-rich Azerbaijan enjoy "excellent relations", lower house of parliament deputy speaker and MP for the ruling conservative Forza Italia party, Giorgio Mule tweeted late Wednesday.
Italy's industry minister Adolfo Urso and United States ambassador Jack Markell held talks in Rome on Tuesday that centred on ways to boost investments, and on artificial intelligence and other new technologies.
