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Naples, Italy: Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, H E Antonio Tajani,...

Naples, Italy: Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, H E Antonio Tajani, is likely to visit Qatar before the end of this year for “further strengthening the strategic dialogue” between Qatar and Italy.

“I am planning to visit Doha before the end of the year in order to further strengthen the strategic dialogue between our countries and explore new avenues to deepen our cooperation in fields of mutual interest,” Tajani told Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula Prof. Khalid Mubarak Al-Shafi in an exclusive Interview.

He added, “Last September we signed an agreement on security cooperation for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, following up on the successful collaboration already established during the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Doha. We are glad we can count on Qatari support ahead of this important event.”

Describing Qatar as a “critical partner for Italy” also from an economic and commercial perspective, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs said that fact is demonstrated by the very positive trend in trade over the last seven years.

“In the first two quarters of 2025, trade with Qatar reached €3bn, up +21% compared to the same period in 2024. The signing in Rome, in October 2024, of a Memorandum of Understanding for the promotion of investments represents an opportunity to launch new joint discussions aimed at strengthening sectors that we both consider to be priorities.”