00:08Italy, through its government, is ready to work alongside the institution of the European Union.
00:13This was confirmed by President Sergio Mattarella during his speech on May 21st in Brussels
00:18to the College of European Commissioners upon invitation from Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen.
00:24During his two-day visit to the Belgian capital, the head of state also met with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Mezzola,
00:32and the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
00:35Among the key issues touched upon by President Mattarella were common defense, trade relations, social right and migration.
00:43In a meeting with Italian MAPS, the President emphasized the decisive role of the European Parliament during this period of profound global change.
00:51A strong condemnation of the development in the Gaza Strip conflict was expressed by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani,
01:00who spoke at the Chamber of Deputies on May 28th during an urgent briefing on issue.
01:11The legitimate response by Tel Aviv to terrible and senseless terrorist attack is unfortunately taking on absolutely dramatic and unacceptable forms,
01:21which we are calling on Israel to halt immediately.
01:25On May 21st, in Jenin, West Bank, Italian Deputy Council in Jerusalem, Alessandro Totino,
01:31was involved, fortunately without harm, in an incident during which the Israeli army opened fire on an Italian diplomatic delegation.
01:39After speaking with the official, Foreign Minister Tajani demanded immediate explanations
01:43and lodged a formal protest with the Israeli government in Tel Aviv.
01:48Subsequently, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had summoned the Israeli ambassador in Rome.
01:56May 28th marked the start of Georgia Meloni's first mission to Central Asia.
02:01The first stop was Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where the Prime Minister met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
02:08with the aim of strengthening commercial ties with Tashkand and Singh agreements in areas such as energy and raw materials.
02:15The following day Meloni flew to Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, where on May 30th she took part in the Astana International Forum.
02:23Eight agreements were signed between Italy and Kazakhstan, worth over 4 billion euros.
02:31Three-day mission in Mexico from May 22nd to 24th by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
02:37A key event in Mexico City was a business forum in what is Italy's top export destination in Latin America,
02:44a focal point of the export action plan launched by the Italian Foreign Ministry.
02:48Open doors for American and Mexican entrepreneurs wishing to invest in Italy, Tajani said during his speech.
02:54My wish would be for a single market between North America and Europe.
03:00We are proud of all Italian sports, from swimming to athletics.
03:03Sport has a social function and is a tool for bringing people together, even to keep young people away from certain risks.
03:10These were the words of Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on May 16th at the Foreign Ministry during the launch of the second edition of the Sport and Innovation Made in Italy project,
03:21an initiative of sports diplomacy promoting Italian excellence around the world.
03:27Sport and academia joined forces to help grow a new generation of leadership in Africa.
03:32On May 19th, Minister Tajani signed a cooperation agreement with the director of the University of Foro Italico Attilio Parisi
03:40to establish the Italy Runs Toward the Future scholarship program.
03:44The initiative, part of the MATEI plan, is aimed at students from 10 sub-Saharan African countries from Angola to Tanzania
03:51to attend master's degree programs in sports sciences and sport management at the Roman University.
