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The italian diplomatic activity from abroad - August 17, 2026 · The italian diplomatic activity

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to the main events of Italian diplomatic activity abroad.
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  Speaker 1: Nazism and fascism are tragedies of the past that will
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  Speaker 1: not return in the same forms. However, Europe and the
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  Speaker 1: world are once again facing the spectre of intolerance, extremism
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  Speaker 1: and ideological distortion. These were the words of Italian Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Antonio Tajani during a speech at a commemoration of
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  Speaker 1: the nazi-fascist massacre at Sant'Andrea of Stazema. During his address,
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  Speaker 1: Sojani also discussed the international situation and Italy's role on
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  Speaker 1: the global stage. Let's listen to an excerpt from his speech.
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  Speaker 1: We are defending peace and Rome has been the capital
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  Speaker 1: of peace in recent days because it has hosted and
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  Speaker 1: will continue to host the talks to reach an agreement
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  Speaker 1: between Lebanon and Israel. Rome was also chosen as the
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  Speaker 1: meeting place for an international election, for the great global
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  Speaker 1: alliance to create a Palestinian state that coexists in peace
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  Speaker 1: with the State of Israel, two states that can live
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  Speaker 1: in peace in the Middle East. The use of the
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  Speaker 1: death penalty to silence dissent, intimidate communities and punish those
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  Speaker 1: exercising their human rights can never be justified. This was
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  Speaker 1: stated in a joint declaration issued by Italy together with
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  Speaker 1: the countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Albania, Montenegro, Canada,
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  Speaker 1: Australia and New Zealand, following the execution of opponents of
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  Speaker 1: the Iranian regime. We urge Iran to immediately halt the
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  Speaker 1: use of the death penalty and release all those arbitrarily detained,
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  Speaker 1: taking concrete steps to ensure respect for human rights. The
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  Speaker 1: statement reads... In the first half of 2026, Italian exports
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  Speaker 1: increased compared with the same period in 2025, rising by 4.5%
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  Speaker 1: in value and 0.7% in volume, reaching € 337. 2 billion. Particularly
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  Speaker 1: positive results were recorded in two countries at the heart
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  Speaker 1: of Italy's export action plan, targeting high-potential non-European markets, China
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  Speaker 1: and India. Significant growth was also recorded in exports to
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  Speaker 1: Germany and France, respectively Italy's first and third largest export markets.
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  Speaker 1: Exports to the United States also remained in positive territory,
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  Speaker 1: despite tariffs. Since the beginning of the year, the Concessional
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  Speaker 1: Financing Committee, chaired by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
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  Speaker 1: has met eight times and approved 2,192 subsidized loans, totaling 1.15
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  Speaker 1: billion euros, more than double that amount recorded during the
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  Speaker 1: same period last year. Following the extraordinary world records achieved
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  Speaker 1: at the European Swimming Championship, I have decided to appoint
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  Speaker 1: Sarah Curtis as an ambassador of sports diplomacy. Joining her
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  Speaker 1: will be diver Chiara Pellacani, who won an impressive five
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  Speaker 1: gold medals at the European Championship in Paris. To extraordinary
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  Speaker 1: young women, worthy representatives of Italy around the world. This
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  Speaker 1: was the announcement made on social media by Italian Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Antonio Tajani who also confirmed that the awards will
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  Speaker 1: be presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the
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  Speaker 1: Italian Sports Day around the world on September 14. On
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  Speaker 1: August 10, a protocol amending the agreement between Italy and
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  Speaker 1: the Philippines on the Convention of Driving Licenses was signed
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  Speaker 1: at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The document was
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  Speaker 1: signed on behalf of Italy by Ambassador Nicoletta Bombardiere, Director
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  Speaker 1: General of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia and Oceania,
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  Speaker 1: and on behalf of the Philippines by Nathaniel Imperial, Philippine
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to Italy. The signing represents an important achievement in
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  Speaker 1: facilitating mobility and everyday life for Italian and Filipino citizens
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  Speaker 1: in their respective countries. It also confirms the strength of
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  Speaker 1: bilateral relations and the deep bonds of friendship between Italy
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  Speaker 1: and the Philippines. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is
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  Speaker 1: providing assistance to the families of Italian mountaineers Marco Di
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  Speaker 1: Marcello and Marcus Kirchler, whose bodies were recently recovered. an
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  Speaker 1: official from the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata, which
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  Speaker 1: is responsible for Nepal traveling to Kathmandu, to assist the
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  Speaker 1: families and coordinate with the Nepalese authorities on the procedures
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  Speaker 1: of repatriating the remains of ashes, according to the families' wishes.
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  Speaker 1: Since the mountaineers went missing in November last year, the
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  Speaker 1: consulate has actively supported the search operations, closely monitoring developments
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  Speaker 1: on the ground. Elena Sgarbi is the new Italian ambassador
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  Speaker 1: to Costa Rica. Original from Mantua, she began her diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: career in 1998. She has held positions at the Diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: Protocol Office of the Italian Republic and the Cabinet of
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  Speaker 1: the Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 2002 to 2006 she
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  Speaker 1: serves as Counsel in Barcelona, before becoming Commercial Counselor at
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  Speaker 1: the Italian Embassy in Tokyo. She subsequently held other positions
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  Speaker 1: at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as Council
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  Speaker 1: General in Houston. Among her most recent appointments was that
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  Speaker 1: of Deputy Commissioner General for Expo Osaka 2022. The Italian
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  Speaker 1: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Italian Jazz
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  Speaker 1: Musician Association, is promoting Oltre Confine Italian Jazz around the world,
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  Speaker 1: an initiative aimed at supporting and showcasing the Italian jazz
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  Speaker 1: scene internationally. The project offers partial or full financial support
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  Speaker 1: to Italian jazz musicians wishing to perform abroad, encouraging their
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  Speaker 1: participation in major festivals, clubs and cultural venues. In addition
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  Speaker 1: to concerts, the program provides funding for workshops, lessons, courses
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  Speaker 1: and seminars with the aim of promoting Italian jazz culture worldwide.
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  Speaker 1: Applications must be submitted by 11.59 pm on September 30, 2026.
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  Speaker 1: The full regulations are available on the Italian Jazz Musician
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  Speaker 1: Association's website in the Ultraconfine section. And that's all for now.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for your attention and stay tuned.