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The italian diplomatic activity from abroad - August 10, 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: A profound part of our collective memory is preserved in Marcinelle.
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  Speaker 1: These were the words of Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani
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  Speaker 1: in a video message marking the National Day of Remembrance
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  Speaker 1: for Italian workers who lost their lives abroad. Let's hear
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  Speaker 1: from Minister Tajani. Marcinelle represents one of the most painful
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  Speaker 1: chapters in our history. For this reason, in 2001, thanks
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  Speaker 1: to the Berlusconi government, it was decided to designate August
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  Speaker 1: 8th as the National Day of the Sacrifice of Italian
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  Speaker 1: Labour worldwide. This is a day to pay tribute to
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  Speaker 1: those who took Italy's name, values and expertise abroad, often
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  Speaker 1: at the cost of enormous personal sacrifice. On August 6th,
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  Speaker 1: the documentary Il Fiore delle Terre Nere was presented. at
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  Speaker 1: the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The film was produced
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  Speaker 1: to mark the 70th anniversary of the Bois du Casier
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  Speaker 1: mining disaster in Belgium, where 2,062 miners, including 136 Italians,
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  Speaker 1: lost their lives on August 8, 1956. My documentary was
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  Speaker 1: born from the desire to explore the working conditions of
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  Speaker 1: Italians abroad, those immigrants who left the country in the
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  Speaker 1: immediate post-war period in search of better opportunities. explained director
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  Speaker 1: and documentary filmmaker Salvatore Bracca. The film also includes testimony
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  Speaker 1: of one of the miners who survived the disaster because
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  Speaker 1: he was in Italy for his wedding at the time,
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  Speaker 1: as well as an interview recorded only a few months
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  Speaker 1: ago with the last surviving widow of a Marcinelli victim.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the Middle East, on August 5th, Foreign Minister
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  Speaker 1: Antonio Tajani held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart
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  Speaker 1: Abbas Arachi. The two ministers focused in particular on the
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  Speaker 1: situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Minister Arachi briefed Tajani
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  Speaker 1: on negotiations between Iran and Oman aimed at reopening the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Tajani reiterated his hope
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  Speaker 1: that a full resumption of dialogue between Iran and the
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  Speaker 1: United States could rapidly lead to a political and lasting
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  Speaker 1: solution to the crisis. He stressed that restoring complete freedom
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  Speaker 1: of navigation through the strait without tariffs or other restrictions
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  Speaker 1: on maritime traffic remains essential. Tajani also highlighted the importance
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  Speaker 1: of preventing further escalation in the Red Sea and the
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  Speaker 1: Babylon-Mandeb Strait, avoiding actions that could undermine security and freedom
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  Speaker 1: of navigation. On the same day, Tajani also held talks
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  Speaker 1: with U.S. negotiators and mediators in Rome for the second
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  Speaker 1: round of discussions on the situation in Lebanon. He confirmed
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  Speaker 1: that Italy will continue its political and diplomatic efforts to
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  Speaker 1: facilitate all initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue and regional stability,
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  Speaker 1: in close coordination with regional and international partners. The same
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  Speaker 1: issues were also discussed during Minister Tajani's talks with Turkish
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, with particular attention to Lebanon, Gaza
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  Speaker 1: and the Red Sea and the Gulf. On August 6,
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  Speaker 1: the Foreign Minister took part at the Farnesina in the
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  Speaker 1: meeting between the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and ANCI,
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  Speaker 1: represented by President Antonio Ciucci. Tiani reiterated the association's role
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  Speaker 1: as a key strategic partner within Italy's growth diplomacy. According
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  Speaker 1: to the ANCI 2024 report, 25 major Italian companies generate
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  Speaker 1: revenues of € 13. 4 billion abroad, accounting for more than 57%
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  Speaker 1: of their overall turnover, while the value of ongoing international
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  Speaker 1: contracts exceeds € 116 billion. The meeting also addressed the importance
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  Speaker 1: of Ance's cooperation in maintaining Italy's extensive real estate assets abroad,
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  Speaker 1: including embassies, consulates, permanent representations, Italian Cultural Institute and other
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  Speaker 1: properties owned by the Italian state. Italy's ambassador to Malta,
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  Speaker 1: Valentina Setta, paid a consular visit on August 5th to
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  Speaker 1: the detention facility where the Italian minor arrested on May 25th, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: is being held following an incident involving a false alarm
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  Speaker 1: at his school. The ambassador found the young Italian to
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  Speaker 1: be in good health. Acting on instructions from Minister Tajani,
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador Setta has raised the case with the Maltese authorities
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  Speaker 1: on several occasions, including during a meeting with the director
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  Speaker 1: of the detention facilities where the boy is being held.
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  Speaker 1: The Italian Embassy and the Foreign Minister remain in constant
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  Speaker 1: contact with the Boe's parents and continue to provide all
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  Speaker 1: possible counsellor assistance. On August 4, the Secretary-General of the
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  Speaker 1: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riccardo Guerrilla, co-chaired at the Fondestina,
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  Speaker 1: together with the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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  Speaker 1: of Bangladesh, Azad Al-Amsiam, the third session of bilateral consultation
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  Speaker 1: between Italy and Bangladesh, establishing under the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding.
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  Speaker 1: Ahead of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the
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  Speaker 1: two countries next year, the meeting outlined prospects for further
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  Speaker 1: strengthening the bilateral partnership with particular attention to cooperation on migration.
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  Speaker 1: Italy has filed an appeal against the July 29 ruling
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  Speaker 1: rejecting the Italian government's request to join the judicial proceeding
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  Speaker 1: as a civil party in the Crescent Montana disaster case.
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  Speaker 1: Through the Swiss lawyer representing Italian interests, a detailed appeal
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  Speaker 1: has been submitted challenging the Swiss cause decision and requesting
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  Speaker 1: that Italy be admitted as a civil party. On July 30th,
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  Speaker 1: Minister Tajani met Francesco Riva, president of the association representing
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  Speaker 1: the families of the Italian victims. Tajani confirmed that he
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  Speaker 1: had given specific instructions to the new Italian ambassador in Bern,
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  Speaker 1: Luca Sabatucci, to continue stressing to the Swiss authorities Italy's
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  Speaker 1: strong expectation that the all civil and criminal responsibility for
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  Speaker 1: the tragedy be established as quickly as possible. Finally, Silvio
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  Speaker 1: Mignano is the new Italian ambassador to Khartoum. A career
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  Speaker 1: diplomat since 1991, he has held position in Havana, Nairobi
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  Speaker 1: and Basel, among others. In 2008, he was appointed ambassador
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  Speaker 1: to Bolivia, followed by his appointment as ambassador to Caracas
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  Speaker 1: in 2015. From June 2019, he served as ambassador in
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  Speaker 1: Bern before returning to Rome to work at the Ministry
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  Speaker 1: of Foreign Affairs within the Service for Legal Affairs, Diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: Disputes and Treaties. And that's all for now. Thanks for
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  Speaker 1: your attention. Stay tuned.