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G7 Summit: President Meloni meets with the President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune

15 June 2024

After the G7 Summit working sessions came to a close yesterday, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. During the meeting, the two Leaders expressed their deep satisfaction with the excellent state of bilateral relations, notably in the economic domain, where relations continue to develop in the energy, agricultural and industrial sectors. 

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G7 Summit: President Meloni meets with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau

15 June 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a meeting today with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Canada will assume the G7 Presidency in 2025. The two Leaders focused on the prospects for strengthening bilateral relations. In this regard, they adopted the Italy-Canada Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation, as agreed during their previous meeting in Toronto in March.

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Third day of the G7 Summit

15 June 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, held a press conference this afternoon, bringing the Summit of the G7 Heads of State and Government in Italy’s Apulia Region to a close. Day three of the Summit was dedicated to bilateral meetings.

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G7 Summit: Joint press statement by President Meloni and African Development Bank President Adesina

15 June 2024

Prime Minister (PM) of Italy, Ms. Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, met on the sidelines of the G7 Heads of State and Government Summit in Puglia. Their discussion focused on the forthcoming launch of a series of joint initiatives to support the implementation of Italy’s Mattei Plan for Africa and Rome Process on Migration and Development agenda as agreed during the Italy-Africa Summit held in Roma in January 2024. 

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G7 Summit: President Meloni meets with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi

14 June 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in the margins of the G7 Summit. The meeting allowed the two Leaders to confirm strong growth in bilateral relations across all sectors, within the context of the Strategic Partnership launched in 2023.

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G7 Summit: President Meloni meets with the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida

14 June 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, in the margins of the G7 Summit. Following their meeting in Japan at the beginning of the year, President Meloni and Prime Minister Kishida confirmed the progressive strengthening of bilateral relations. The intense cross-sectoral collaboration between the two nations was further expressed in concrete terms today with the adoption of a bilateral Action Plan aimed at defining the priority areas of cooperation for the 2024-2027 period.  

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G7 Summit: President Meloni meets with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden

14 June 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, in the margins of the G7 Summit. The two Leaders discussed the major current issues at international level, focusing in particular on developments in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and common efforts to provide Kyiv with support, including financial support, ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington.

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Second day of the G7 Summit

14 June 2024

The Summit of the G7 Heads of State and Government chaired by the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, got underway yesterday in Italy’s Apulia Region. The working sessions ‘Migration’ and ‘Indo-Pacific and Economic Security’ were held earlier today, after which President Meloni welcomed His Holiness Pope Francis, the Heads of State and Government of the Outreach countries and representatives of the International Organisations invited to participate in the working session ‘Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa-Mediterranean’. At the end of today’s working sessions, the G7 Leaders adopted the Apulia G7 Leaders’ Communiqué.

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G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Side Event Co-Chair Statement

13 June 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers of Italy and G7 President, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, met with the other Leaders of the G7 and Italian and U.S. private sector representing the financial, energy and digital/technology sectors on the sidelines of the 2024 G7 Leaders’ Summit on June 13th, in Borgo Egnazia, Italy....