Notizie

The Italian Government continues to follow the situation in Venezuela with great concern, in close coordination with international partners. Italy calls upon the Venezuelan authorities to respect the rights of all citizens and to free all political opponents, firmly condemning any threat to or deprivation of civil liberties.

Italy supports the efforts by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to reach an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, in line with United Nations Security Council resolution 2735. A ceasefire in Gaza is becoming increasingly urgent to bring an end to the suffering of the civilian population, guarantee the necessary humanitarian aid and encourage de-escalation at regional level. Italy urges all parties to the conflict to take up the mediators’ invitation, without further delay, to resume negotiations in Doha on 15 August with the aim of finalising an agreement.

As part of the conversations she has been holding over the last few days on the situation in the Middle East, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone call today with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian.

With a Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (‘DPCM’) signed by President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni, the deputy director of the Internal Information and Security Agency (‘Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna’, ‘AISI’), Giuseppe Del Deo, has been appointed deputy director of the Security Intelligence Department (‘Dipartimento delle informazioni per la sicurezza’, ‘DIS’). The current acting deputy chief of the Italian State Police, Prefect Vittorio Rizzi, is to be appointed as the new deputy director of AISI. Both decrees will be effective as of 2 September.