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The italian diplomatic activity from abroad - October 19, 2026 · The italian diplomatic activity

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to the many events of Italian diplomatic activity abroad.
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  Speaker 1: Brussels hosted an important meeting of the European Council this week.
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  Speaker 1: Heads of state and government discussed energy, the European budget,
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  Speaker 1: competitiveness and the international situation, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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  Speaker 1: addressing the leaders on the second day of the summit.
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  Speaker 1: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also spoke about further measures
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  Speaker 1: being prepared by the European Union to support Kyiv during
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  Speaker 1: the European People's Party pre-summit meeting. also held in Brussels.
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  Speaker 1: Let's listen. The goal is peace, therefore we must continue
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  Speaker 1: to support Ukraine with great determination politically, financially and through
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  Speaker 1: aid in the energy sector. After all, the winter is
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  Speaker 1: fought not only with weapons, but also with the means
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  Speaker 1: to generate energy. In this regard, Italy will be at
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  Speaker 1: the forefront, furthermore, we will soon send a 13-8 package,
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  Speaker 1: a military one, to Ukraine. Italy and the Dominican Republic
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  Speaker 1: have signed an enhanced partnership agreement to strengthen their rapidly
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  Speaker 1: growing trade relationship. The agreement was signed at Palazzo Madama
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  Speaker 1: in Rome on the sidelines of a business forum attended
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  Speaker 1: by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Dominican Republic President
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  Speaker 1: Luis Abinader. Trade between Italy and the Dominican Republic increased
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  Speaker 1: by 46.2% between 2019 and 2025 In 2025, bilateral trade
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  Speaker 1: reaches 595 million euros, with Italian exports amounting to 518
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  Speaker 1: million euros and importing totally 78 million euros. Italy is
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  Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic's second largest European trading partner, after Spain.
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  Speaker 1: On October 15, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met his
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  Speaker 1: Iraqi counterpart, Fawad Hussein, at the Farnesina, the headquarters of
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  Speaker 1: Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting confirmed that shared
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  Speaker 1: commitment to strengthening political dialogue between Rome and Baghdad, as
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  Speaker 1: well as the importance Italy attached to Iraq's stability and security,
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  Speaker 1: given the country's strategic role in the balance of the
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  Speaker 1: entire region. Tajani reaffirmed his full support. for Iraqi institutions
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  Speaker 1: and their efforts to guarantee security throughout the country and
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  Speaker 1: ensure the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
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  Speaker 1: The Farnesina hosted the second Italian edition of Market Access Day,
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  Speaker 1: organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with
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  Speaker 1: the European Commission. The event provided an opportunity for discussion
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  Speaker 1: and dialogue entirely dedicated to trade policy and access to
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  Speaker 1: markets outside the European Union for Italian companies, around 100
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  Speaker 1: of which attended. Particular attention was given to Brazil and India,
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  Speaker 1: also in light of the European Union's recently concluded negotiation
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  Speaker 1: on free trade agreements. In his message to the event,
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  Speaker 1: Minister Tajani described it as a key event in the
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  Speaker 1: context of growth diplomacy, emphasizing that market access plays a
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  Speaker 1: central role in the diversification strategy promoted by the Italian
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Ministry. On October 14, Farnesina hosted a presentation of
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  Speaker 1: Italy's international coffee strategy, development, value and partnerships. The event
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  Speaker 1: brought together institutions representative of the World Bank Group, international organizations,
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  Speaker 1: partners and private sector operator. Supporting coffee production countries and
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  Speaker 1: promoting the expertise of Italian companies means building more sustainable,
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  Speaker 1: fair and resilient coffee supply chain, explained Deputy Foreign Minister Cirielli.
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  Speaker 1: Participants included the Prime Minister of Uganda, the Minister of
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  Speaker 1: Agriculture of Kenya and Colombia, FAO Deputy Director General Martina
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  Speaker 1: and Giuseppe Lavazza and Andrea Ely, the respective chairmen of
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  Speaker 1: their industrial group. During the week, under Secretary of State,
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  Speaker 1: the Foreign Minister Massimo Dell'Utri carried out an official visit
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  Speaker 1: to Germany with stops to Stuttgart and Munich. The mission
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  Speaker 1: focused on meeting with Italian communities, reviewing the activities of
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  Speaker 1: the Italian Council on Network and strengthening relations with local
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  Speaker 1: businesses and media organisations. Germany is one of the main
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  Speaker 1: centers of Italian communities abroad, with more than 909,000 registered
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  Speaker 1: Italian nationals. Another key topic was the renewal of the
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  Speaker 1: committees of Italian abroad, known as committees, whose elections are
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  Speaker 1: scheduled for December 4. The global challenges facing industry and
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  Speaker 1: logistics were at the center of the 4th Italian-Czech Business Forum,
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  Speaker 1: held on October 15 at the Chamber of Deputies of
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  Speaker 1: the Czech Parliament, in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Prague.
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  Speaker 1: On the same day, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Czech
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  Speaker 1: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka in Rome,
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  Speaker 1: another important step, said Ambassador Alessandro Gaudiano, in the extraordinary
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  Speaker 1: cooperation between Italy and the Czech Republic that we are
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  Speaker 1: experiencing at this time. Italian music will be among the
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  Speaker 1: highlights of Everybody in Motion, inclusive theatre and performing arts festival,
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  Speaker 1: scheduled to take place in Hanoi from October 20 to 25, 2026.
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  Speaker 1: Promoted by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi, the event brings
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  Speaker 1: together Vietnamese and international artists from Italy, Germany and the
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  Speaker 1: United Kingdom and Republic of Korea, both with and without disabilities,
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  Speaker 1: through activities dedicated to inclusive theatre and performing arts. Italy
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  Speaker 1: will be represented by mezzo-soprano Valentina Volpe-Andreazza and pianist Francesco Morettini.
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  Speaker 1: And that's all for now. Thanks for your attention and
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  Speaker 1: stay tuned.