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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a brief meeting today with the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, in the margins of the COP28 conference.   The meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on the crisis in Gaza and the situation on Lebanon’s southern border. The two leaders agreed to meet again soon.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a meeting today, in the margins of the COP28 conference, with the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the meeting, the two leaders reaffirmed their mutual satisfaction with the excellent bilateral relations and with the constant growth of economic relations in various sectors....

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Italy has been active in sending humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Gaza since day one. In agreement with key partners in the region and with Israel, Italy has sent two flights containing humanitarian supplies from the United Nations logistics base in Brindisi, as well as the Italian Navy hospital ship the ‘Vulcano’, in particular to help treat injured children in Gaza, which is expected to dock at the port of Al Arish in Egypt in the coming days (on 3 December). 

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Henry Kissinger was a point of reference in strategic policy and global diplomacy. It was a privilege to have recently had the opportunity to discuss various issues on the international agenda with him. We are saddened by his passing and I express my personal condolences and those of the Italian Government to his family and loved ones.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, at Palazzo Chigi.

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Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano has instructed the State Attorney General’s Office to join the criminal proceedings following the shipwreck that occurred off the coast of Cutro on 26 February 2023, representing the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of the Interior as civil claimants. This decision was made considering the extremely serious nature of the incident, which caused the death of at least 94 migrants as well as a high number of missing persons...

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, chaired a meeting of the Interministerial Committee for Cybersecurity (‘Comitato Interministeriale per la Cybersicurezza’, ‘CIC’) today, attended by Undersecretary of State Alfredo Mantovano, delegated authority for the security of the Republic, and by central government administrations with responsibilities for cybersecurity. The CIC’s composition and duties are defined in the decree-law that established the National Cybersecurity Agency (‘Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale’, ‘ACN’). During today’s meeting, the committee assessed the current state of cybersecurity in light of the delicate international geopolitical situation with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, following which there has been an increase in cyberattacks and hackers also targeting institutional websites.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech today at the signing ceremony for the ‘Cohesion Agreement’ between the Government and the Lazio Region.

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“We are here this evening to tell Italian women that they are not alone, and we are doing so with a telephone number. You can see it here behind me: 1522. If you’re scared, you can call this number at any time and you’ll find someone on the other end of the line who can help you immediately, because the regulations are there, the Institutions are there, and Italian women need to know it” said the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, during her speech at the ceremony to light up Palazzo Chigi’s main façade for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.