00:05On Friday, May 8, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Palazzo Chigi.
00:12The meeting lasted an hour and a half and covered all the main foreign policy issues, including the situation in
00:19the Strait of Hormuz, the crisis in Lebanon and other key international dossiers.
00:23Earlier that morning, Rubio held bilateral talks at the Foreign Ministry with Foreign Minister Antonio Tagliani.
00:30The previous day, he had also been received at the Vatican in a meeting aimed at rebuilding relations with the
00:36United States following repeated attacks and criticism directed by President Trump toward Pope Leo.
00:42The plenary assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad took place in Rome from May 11-15.
00:50The event represented a key moment for defining operational priorities and adopting measures and proposals capable of having a tangible
00:57impact on the daily lives of Italians living abroad.
01:01Foreign Minister and CGIE President Antonio Tagliani officially opened the assembly on May 13, thanking council members for their daily
01:09commitment to protecting the national interest,
01:11which, he said, is also the interest of Italian citizens residing abroad, especially during a complex international period such as
01:19the current one.
01:21On May 13, Foreign Minister Tagliani, together with Tourism Minister Mazzi, attended the signing ceremony at the Foreign Ministry for
01:29agreements with implementing bodies involved in the Roots Tourism Initiative .
01:34This project is driving force for promoting our villages and local territories through tourism, Tagliani explained, helping the approximately 80
01:43million people of Italian descent, living abroad, rediscover their places of origin.
01:48He added that, the initiative also highlights the role of Italy's small and medium-sized enterprises and announces a major
01:55event scheduled for June 14 to mark four years since the launch of the Roots Tourism Programme.
02:02Athletes Andy Diaz, Gregorio Paltrinieri and Vincenzo Nibali, together with the Italian Sports Medicine Federation, have been appointed new ambassadors
02:11of sports diplomacy.
02:13Foreign Minister Tagliani announced the appointment during the launch event of the third edition of the Sport and Innovation Made
02:19in Italy project.
02:20The sports sector is worth 32 billion euro, nearly 1.0% of Italian GDP, Tagliani recalled in his remarks,
02:28emphasizing that the project aims to promote the excellence of Italy's sports industry around the world.
02:34Between 2024 and 2025, more than 300 Italian diplomatic and consular offices organized nearly 500 sports diplomacy initiatives to promote
02:43Italy abroad.
02:44Foreign Minister Tagliani and Mario Romano Negri, president of the Treccani Cultura Foundation, signed the Maechi Treccani Agreement, aimed at
02:52further strengthening cooperation between the Italian Foreign Ministry and the Institute.
02:57The signing ceremony took place on May 25, on the sidelines of the event Italy-Africa Cultures at Play, held
03:04on the anniversary commemorating the founding of the Organization of African Unity.
03:08The event featured testimonies from champions and athletes, who today represent a natural breach and an example of integration, growth
03:16and intercultural dialogue.
03:18We'll see you next time.
03:18We'll see you next time.
03:18Bye-bye.
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03:20Grazie a tutti.
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