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00:07Bringing annual investment in defense and security to 5% of GDP by 2035,

00:12this represents one of the most substantial increases in military spending since the end of the Cold War.

00:19This is the commitment signed on June 25th in the AUK by the 32 NATO member states,

00:24following a request, successfully pressed by US President Donald Trump.

00:29In her press briefing, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described it as a sign of NATO's unity and its intention to strengthen itself,

00:37while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani highlighted the importance of the flexible mechanism adopted,

00:42which allows the 5% target to be reached without fixed intermediate steps and with a review scheduled for 2029.

00:51The escalation of the Middle East conflict, triggered by Israel's attack on Iran,

00:55was a central issue during the G7 summit held in Kananakis, Canada, on June 16th and 17th.

01:02At the end of the summit, Prime Minister Meloni emphasized the strong convergence among the leaders on key issues,

01:08starting with the Iranian question, which was addressed in the joint final declaration,

01:13also signed by US President Trump, despite his initial reservations.

01:17While in Canada, Meloni also held several bilateral meetings, including with British Prime Minister Stormer,

01:24Canadian Prime Minister Carney, and briefly with US President Trump, before he left the summit a day early.

01:32On June 20th, Rome hosted the summit, the Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway,

01:38a joint effort with the African continent,

01:40co-chair by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

01:46The event was attended by African Union President Mahmoud Ali Youssef,

01:50IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva,

01:53and Representative from the Government of Angola, Zambia, and Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.

01:59We believe that strengthening Africa also means strengthening Europe,

02:03declared Prime Minister Meloni in her remarks.

02:05Von der Leyen thanked Italy for putting cooperation with Africa at the heart of our action,

02:11and noted how the Mattei Plan fits within the broader €3,000 billion European investment strategy,

02:18the Global Gateway.

02:20On June 11th, young Adam, the sole survivor among ten,

02:24sibling killed with their father in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza,

02:28arrived in Milan, where he was admitted to Niguarda Hospital.

02:32He was welcomed by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

02:35Accompanied in him was his mother, a pediatrician who survived only because she was not home at the time of the attack.

02:42In total, around 80 Palestinian citizens have arrived from Gaza on three different flights.

02:47Among them, 17 are children, accompanied by relatives,

02:50and they have been sent to various Italian hospitals.

02:53On June 3rd, a lengthy bilateral meeting took place in Rome between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

03:00and French President Emmanuel Macron, followed by a working dinner.

03:04The joint statement released after the meeting emphasized the shared commitment of Italy and France

03:09to build a more sovereign, stronger, and more prosperous Europe, and above all, a Europe of peace.

03:15Once differences and misunderstandings had been smoothed out,

03:20the two leaders discussed various topics including continued support for Kiev,

03:24development in the Middle East, Gaza, Libya,

03:27President Trump's new tariffs, and coordination on transatlantic relations.

03:31These topics will be revisited during a new bilateral meeting scheduled in France at the beginning of 2026.

03:38On June 4th, Castel Capuano in Naples hosted a UNESCO conference, Cultural Heritage, in the 21st century,

03:47organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture

03:51and with the support of the city of Naples.

03:54Cultural diplomacy is at the center of this government's foreign policy, stated the foreign minister,

03:59recalling that Italy plays a leading role in UNESCO,

04:02thanks to its rich cultural, artistic, and natural heritage,

04:06but also because of the value of our human capital,

04:09which is recognized and appreciated worldwide.

04:14The following day in Brescia, Minister Tajani co-chaired the High-Level Economic Dialogue

04:19and the Italy-India Business Forum,

04:21alongside with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Bhush Goyal.

04:25The event followed up on the Business Forum held last April in New Delhi.

04:29Around 800 Italian companies present or active in India were involved.

04:35Trade between Italy and India exceeded 40 billion euro in 2024,

04:39a 30% increase over the past seven years.

04:43Brescia was chosen, Tajani explained,

04:46because it ranks as the sixth Italian province most oriented toward exports,

04:51with 40 companies from the Brescia district operating branches in India.

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