Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday that Italy will host a new round of talks on Lebanon on Aug. 4, highlighting Rome’s leading role in the process, Anadolu reports.
Last week, we hosted here in Rome the first negotiating session on the follow-up to the agreement, and on Aug. 4 we will host a new dialogue session, Tajani told lawmakers, adding that the initiative was an important achievement, the result of patient foreign policy efforts that build bridges and never erect walls.
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Speaking alongside Defense Minister Guido Crosetto before a joint meeting of Foreign Affairs and defense committees on the outcome of the NATO summit in Türkiye earlier this month, Tajani announced that Rome will host a Global Alliance meeting on the two-state solution July 28 – 29, 2026.
Tajani will co-chair the meeting with his Saudi counterpart in an effort to give new momentum to last year’s New York Declaration, according to Sky Tg24.
He said the gathering would place a strong emphasis on interfaith dialogue as part of efforts to advance peace.
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Tajani also reiterated that the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and violence by occupiers are unacceptable.
We continue to work at the European level to reach unanimity on proposals for sanctions against (Security) Minister (Itamar) Ben-Gvir and settlers responsible for acts of violence in the occupied West Bank, he said.
Saying that Italy has raised security spending to 2.8% of GDP, Tajani reaffirmed Rome’s commitment to reaching NATO’s 5% target in the next decade.
Crosetto said Italy must help strengthen deterrence on NATO’s eastern flank while contributing to a stronger European pillar against Russia within the alliance.
Europe’s so-called security is not measured only along its war-torn eastern borders, but also runs through the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa, he said.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
Oh yes, the ‘national security’ discourse being advanced by the West: “Europe’s security is not measured only along its war-torn eastern borders, but also runs through the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa.” Neo-colonialism indeed.
Maybe Italy will need to invade Africa again, in order to ‘maintain its national security.’ What the heck, all the West can go for another round. Multinationals failing to extract as rapidly as necessary, send in the military.
Well said MJ , I was going to write somewhat the same but you saved me the trouble . Yes Europe’s “security ” now extends to China .
What is really being said is NATO/EU once “translated ” is build up to WW3 ,exactly the same thing happened in WW2 – build up of forces then- “WAR ! .
I don’t think we need to bother with Ration Coupons this time as we wont be alive to use them.