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The italian diplomatic activity from abroad - October 5, 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: On September 28th, the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Union
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  Speaker 1: of the Mediterranean on Water was held at the Italian
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  Speaker 1: Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. The initiative, co-chaired by
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  Speaker 1: Jordan and the European Commission, with Italy as the host country,
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  Speaker 1: brought together the relevant ministers from the 43 member countries
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  Speaker 1: of the Union for the Mediterranean, the intergovernmental organization founded
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  Speaker 1: in 2008, to promote cooperation and dialogue between the two
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  Speaker 1: shores of the Mediterranean in key areas, including the environment, energy,
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  Speaker 1: education and development. During the meeting, the declaration on water
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  Speaker 1: was adopted, highlighting the need to strengthen regional solidarity, cross-border
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  Speaker 1: cooperation and the commitment to sustainable access to drinking water
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  Speaker 1: and sanitation services, as Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani explained.
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  Speaker 1: We are aiming for a structured and concrete water diplomacy
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  Speaker 1: to foster development, growth and well-being. We have mobilized all
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  Speaker 1: the cooperation tools of the Mattei Plan. Italy's support for
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  Speaker 1: the water sector in the Mediterranean and Africa is concrete
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  Speaker 1: and operational. We have already launched over 100 projects representing
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  Speaker 1: a commitment that is already approaching half a billion euros.
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  Speaker 1: Together with the Commission, we will bring this initiative to
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  Speaker 1: the European level to strengthen our operational coordination. On October 1st,
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  Speaker 1: the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs hosted the meeting of
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  Speaker 1: the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh, co-chaired by Italy and
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  Speaker 1: the United States, with the aim of relaunching international efforts
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  Speaker 1: to counter the terrorist threat posed by ISIS. The meeting
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  Speaker 1: was chaired by Director General for Political Affairs Cecilia Piccioni
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  Speaker 1: and the US Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria, Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: Tom Barak. During the discussions, new financial commitments were announced
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  Speaker 1: to strengthen the capabilities of the Syrian and Iraqi governments,
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  Speaker 1: including support for displaced populations. Today's meeting confirmed our strong
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  Speaker 1: common commitment to defeating ISIS and fighting terrorism in all
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  Speaker 1: its forms, while further strengthening our cooperation, Foreign Minister Tajani said.
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  Speaker 1: And the Foreign Minister also met with German Foreign Minister
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  Speaker 1: Johann Wadden-Puhl, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on October 1st.
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  Speaker 1: In the year marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations
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  Speaker 1: between the two countries, the ministers reaffirmed their intention to
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  Speaker 1: further develop a relationship rooted in history and centuries of
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  Speaker 1: exchanges between the Italian and German peoples. Germany is Italy's
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  Speaker 1: largest export market with bilateral trade amounting of approximately 160
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  Speaker 1: billion euros in 2025 and continuing to grow in 2026.
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  Speaker 1: Among the international issues discussed who have full support for Ukraine,
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  Speaker 1: the need to strengthen Europe's response to hybrid threats and
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  Speaker 1: greater attention to the external dimension of cybersecurity. The minister
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  Speaker 1: also discussed the Western Balkans and the region's European perspective,
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  Speaker 1: as well as the crisis in the Middle East from
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  Speaker 1: Iran and Gaza to Lebanon. The previous day, Minister Tajani
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  Speaker 1: met at the Foreign Ministry with the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
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  Speaker 1: International Cooperation, Francophonie and the Congolese, the diaspora of the
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Therese Kaikamba-Wagner. The talks focused
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  Speaker 1: on relaunching bilateral relations and strengthening political and economic cooperation.
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  Speaker 1: The two ministers also paid tribute to Italian ambassadors Luca
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  Speaker 1: Atanasio Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and driver Mustafa Milambo. Scholarships for
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  Speaker 1: young Congolese students have also been dedicated to their memory.
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  Speaker 1: On September 29, in Brussels, Mr. Tajani represented the Italian
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  Speaker 1: government at a ceremony naming a European Parliament building after
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  Speaker 1: Davide Sassuoli. During the ceremony, the minister delivered a speech
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  Speaker 1: alongside European Parliament President Roberta Mezzola and European Commission President
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  Speaker 1: Ursula von der Leyen. During his visit to Brussels, Tajani
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  Speaker 1: also attended the event Silvio Berlusconi in 90 years, an
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  Speaker 1: Italian story, held at the European Parliament in memory of
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  Speaker 1: the former Italian Prime Minister. On behalf of Minister Tajani
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  Speaker 1: and the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi
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  Speaker 1: attended the G20 trade ministers meeting in Milwaukee on the
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  Speaker 1: US presidency. Discussion focused on countering coercive views of trade
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  Speaker 1: in agriculture and food products, structural overcapacity, the future of
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  Speaker 1: most favored nation principle and the elimination of forced labor
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  Speaker 1: from global value chains. Tripodi reiterated Italy's constructive approach, stating,
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  Speaker 1: As always, our preferred option is dialogue with our counterparts,
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  Speaker 1: aims at identifying and achieving concrete solutions. Finally, Luca Sabatucci
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  Speaker 1: is the new Italian ambassador to Switzerland. A career diplomat
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  Speaker 1: since 1990, he has served in Seoul, Athens and Ankara,
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  Speaker 1: before holding a number of senior positions within the Italian
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  Speaker 1: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2022, he has been based
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  Speaker 1: in Paris at Italy's Permanent Representative International Organizations, where, among
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  Speaker 1: other responsibilities, he serves as chair of the OESD External
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  Speaker 1: Relations Committee. And that's all for now. Thanks for your
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  Speaker 1: attention and stay tuned.