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00:00The central event of the month of December 2024 was the States General of Diplomacy,
00:11which took place from 16 to 19 of December between Rome and Milan.
00:15The inaugural ceremony of the 17th Conference of Ambassadors took place at the Farnesina
00:20and was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the International Cooperation,
00:24Antonio Tajani.
00:25In his inaugural speech, the Minister focused on the current global situation and the role
00:30played by the Italian Presidency of the G7.
00:33On the same day, the speech was given by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella,
00:38who wanted to express his appreciation through the heads of mission present at the Farnesina
00:42to all those who operate in the diplomatic consular network.
00:46Over 150 heads of diplomatic offices abroad were present, numerous government ministers
00:51and foreign dignitaries, including the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
00:55of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis, and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy
01:00Agency, Raffaele Mariano Grossi.
01:05As part of the States General of Diplomacy 2024, on December 18 in Milan, at Bocconi
01:10University, Minister Tajani opened the second edition of the National Conference on Exports
01:15and Internationalization of Businesses.
01:17The choice of Milan, Tajani explained, was made to strengthen the direct dialogue between
01:22the diplomatic network and representatives of businesses, trade associations and public
01:26exports support agencies.
01:28More than 700 meetings were organized between ambassadors and business representatives,
01:33while over 1,800 meetings have been scheduled for the coming weeks, including virtual ones.
01:40The state visit to Italy of the Royal Family of Spain took place from December 10 to 12.
01:45Felipe VI and his wife Leticia were received in Rome by the President of the Republic,
01:49Sergio Mattarella, who had also visited Spain in 2021.
01:54After a lunch offered by the Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni at Villa Panfili, Felipe VI
01:59gave a speech in Monte Cittorio, the first time a king was spoken before the chambers.
02:03The welcome from the head of state was particularly warm.
02:06He also accompanied the royal couple on the next stop in Naples, receiving them for a
02:11working breakfast at Villa Roseberry.
02:13In the afternoon, at the Teatro San Carlo, Felipe VI was awarded an Honoris Causa PhD
02:19in Social Sciences and Statistics, again in the presence of the head of state.
02:24The first time for a President of the Italian Episcopal Conference at the headquarter of
02:28the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, President of the CEI, participated
02:34in the conference Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy, organized by the National
02:38Agency for Microcredit on December 10 at the Farnesina.
02:43This speech, together with the foreign minister Tajani, opened the event.
02:47Foreign policy is not made only by the minister and diplomats, but by all Italians who bring
02:52tangible and intangible products of our culture and civilization to the world, Tajani emphasized.
02:59On the same day, the exhibition Shades of Blue was inaugurated at the Farnesina, attended
03:04by Gravina and the leaders of Italian football champions on the caliber of Spalletti, Buffon
03:09and Allegri and the kids from two middle schools in the capital.
03:13The choice to host the exhibition in this location is dictated by the belief that sports
03:18is part of foreign policy, explained Tajani, recalling the creation of an office for sports
03:23diplomacy.
03:24We are living in a terrible moment and politics must ensure that men and women of sports become
03:29bearers of messages of peace.