Rome, July 16 (IANS) Israel and Lebanon concluded a new round of talks in Rome, moving closer to launching a pilot project, under which control of parts of southern Lebanon would be transferred from Israeli forces to the Lebanese army, according to Italian media. Israel and Lebanon have made progress on a mechanism for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the first two “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon and agreed to continue negotiations at a later date, according to a report of the Italian new…
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Rome, July 14 (IANS) Italy’s government opposes any charges on shipping in straits where there are no man-made structures, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent levy on all cargo vessels to ensure their safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”We are in favour of freedom of navigation; we oppose any kind of toll in straits where there are no man-made structures,” Tajani told reporters at the foreign ministry.Tajani’s com…
Rome, June 29 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday said that she is not anti-American but also not “kneeling”, amid the recent controversy over US President Donald Trump’s comments about the Italian PM. “I am not anti-American today; I was not kneeling yesterday. I am a person who believes that the West is stronger united, who believes that Italy is stronger in a united West, and has worked and continues to work for this. After that, however, solid relationships are also based …
Washington, June 20 (IANS) A once-close political partnership between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has erupted into a public feud after Trump claimed the Italian leader repeatedly sought a photograph with him at the G7 summit in France, an allegation Meloni has forcefully rejected.The latest exchange marked a sharp deterioration in ties between the two leaders, who had long been viewed as ideological allies on issues including immigration and national sover…
Rome, June 20 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump’s statements about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ignited a diplomatic clash between Washington and Rome, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, on Saturday defended the premier while reaffirming the executive’s unity.”I can only repeat that whoever attacks the Prime Minister attacks the entire government and all of Italy,” stated Salvini while speaking at the Lega-Mercato Gazebo in Milan. “This ob…
Rome, June 19 (IANS) Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday announced the cancellation of his planned visit to Miami for a business forum, after the controversy over US President Donald Trump’s comments on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.“The serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offend all of Italy. For this reason, I have decided to cancel my visit to the United States scheduled for the next 21 and 22…
Rome, June 4 (IANS) Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday called on Hezbollah to comply with a US-brokered accord between Lebanon and Israel to renew their fragile ceasefire announced in a joint statement which said the deal was “contingent on complete cessation” of attacks by the Iran-backed Shia Muslim militant group among other conditions.”We keep saying that the only path forward, if we want to achieve peace, is that of dialogue and diplomacy. The agreement reached yesterday (W…
Beirut, June 4 (IANS) A United Nations (UN) peacekeeper died on Thursday after mortar shells struck his position near Marjayoun, southeastern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) revealed.According to the UNIFIL, two other peacekeepers, who also sustained injuries, are being treated at a medical facility.“Soon after the incident that happened late last night, the critically injured peacekeeper was flown to a hospital in Beirut, where he succumbed to his wounds,” UNIF…
Rome, May 29 (IANS) Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli on Friday called for the rule of international law and for unity among European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( Nato) countries after a Russian drone involved in an attack on Ukraine hit a residential building in Galati city of Romania overnight, igniting a fire and injuring two people in “an extremely serious incident”.”The raid carried out by a Russian drone against a civilian building in Romania, whic…
Nicosia, May 28 (IANS) The European Union is looking at possible European initiatives to stabilise southern Lebanon after the UN’s peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) ceases operations, said Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday. The mission ceases operations at the end of December and starts to withdraw its personnel over the following year.“We discussed this, but ultimately a decision will have to be made, and we will have to see if it can be implemente…