List of international prime ministerial trips made by Giuseppe Conte

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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Giuseppe Conte, who served as the 58th Prime Minister of Italy from 1 June 2018 until 13 February 2021.[1]

Summary of international trips[edit]

Further information: Foreign relations of Italy
Map of international trips made by Giuseppe Conte as Prime Minister:
  Italy
  1 visit
  2 visits
  5 visits
Number of visits Country
8 visits Belgium
3 visits France
2 visits Germany, Lebanon, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
1 visit Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Japan, Libya, Malta, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland

2018[edit]

Conte with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow
Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes
Canada Canada La Malbaie 7–9 June
See also: Canada–Italy relations
Prime Minister Conte's state visit to Canada was his first trip outside Italy as head of the government. Conte participated to the 44th G7 summit. During the two days he had bilateral meetings with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, the British Prime Minister Theresa May and with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.[2]
France France Paris 15 June
See also: France–Italy relations
Conte met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The two leaders mainly discussed about the European migrant crisis and the immigration policy promoted by the new Italian government.[3]
Germany Germany Berlin 18 June
See also: Germany–Italy relations
Conte went to Berlin to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders mainly discussed about the European migrant crisis and the immigration policy promoted by the new Italian government.[4]
 Belgium Brussels 28–29 June Conte attended in his first European Council. The main topic of the summit was the contrast to illegal immigration to Europe and the repartition of refugees between the countries.[5]
Belgium Belgium Brussels 11–12 July Conte participated to the 2018 NATO summit in Brussels. The leaders discussed about fight to global terrorism and the situation in North Africa.[6]
United States United States Washington, D.C. 29–30 July
See also: United States–Italy relations
Conte met United States President Donald Trump at the White House. The two leaders discussed about immigration, Libyan crisis, global trade and tariffs.[7]
Austria Austria Salzburg 19–20 September Conte participated to an informal summit of the European Council. The summit was focused on the contrast to illegal immigration.[8]
United States United States New York City 25–26 September Conte participated to the General Debate of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. His first speech as Prime Minister at the General Assembly was focused on immigration, national sovereignty and populism. He met the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres.[9]
Ethiopia Ethiopia Addis Abeba 11–12 October
See also: Ethiopia–Italy relations
Conte met Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and THE Deputy Chairman of the Commission of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Quartey. Conte discussed with Ahmed about economic investments in the region after the normalization of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, after years of tensions and conflict.[10]
Eritrea Eritrea Asmara 12 October
See also: Eritrea-Italy relations
Conte met Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki. The two leaders discussed about economic growth and investments in the region after the normalization of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea.[11]
Belgium Belgium Brussels 17–19 October Conte participated to a meeting of the European Council and an Africa-EU Summit.
Russia Russia Moscow 24 October
See also: Russia–Italy relations
Conte met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
India India New Delhi 29–30 October
See also: India–Italy relations
Conte met Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi
Tunisia Tunisia Tunis 2 November
See also: Italy–Tunisia relations
Conte met the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi and the Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed
Algeria Algeria Algeri 5 November Conte met the Prime Minister of Algeria Ahmed Ouyahia
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 15 November Conte met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires 29 November – 1 December
See also: Argentina–Italy relations
Conte participated to the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit.
Libya Libya Benghazi 23–24 December
See also: Italy–Libya relations
Conte met with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.[12]

2019[edit]

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with then-U.S. President Donald Trump at the 45th G7 in Biarritz, August 2019.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes
  Switzerland Davos 22 January Working Visit
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 27 January Conte met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 Oman Muscat 27 January Conte met with the Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
 Cyprus Nicosia 29 January Conte attended the EuroMed 7 summit.
 Lebanon Beirut 7 February Conte met with the president Saad Hariri.
 Egypt Sharm-el-Sheikh 24–25 February Conte attended the first-ever Arab League-European Union summit.
 Belgium Brussels 21–22 March Conte attended a summit about extending Article 50 in the Brexit talks.
 Qatar Doha 3 April Conte met with the Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
 Belgium Brussels 10 April Conte attended an EU Summit over Brexit.
 Tunisia Tunis 30 April Conte met with prime minister Youssef Chahed and president Beji Caid Essebsi.
 Romania Sibiu 9 May Conte attended EU summit about the future and Brexit.
 Vietnam Hanoi 5–6 June Conte met with prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and attended at the High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN-Italy Economic Relation.[13]
 Malta Valletta 14 June Conte attended the EuroMed 7 summit.
 Belgium Brussels 20–21 June Conte attended a summit.
Japan Japan Osaka 27–29 June
See also: Italy–Japan relations
Conte participated to the 2019 G20 Osaka summit.
France France Biarritz 24–26 August
See also: France–Italy relations
Conte participated to the 45th G7 summit.
United Kingdom United Kingdom Watford 3-4 December
See also: Italy–United Kingdom relations
Conte participated to the 2019 London summit.

2020[edit]

Giuseppe Conte with the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in 2020
Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes
Turkey Turkey Ankara 13 January Conte met the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
 Egypt Cairo 14 January Conte met the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Algeria Algeria Algeri 16 January Conte met the Prime Minister of Algeria Abdelaziz Djerad and the President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Germany Germany Berlin 19 January Conte travelled to Berlin to attend the Berlin Summit on Libya.
Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia 30 January Conte met the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov.
United Kingdom United Kingdom London 4 February Conte met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson.
Belgium Belgium Brussels 4 February Conte met President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel.
 Portugal Lisbon 7 July Giuseppe Conte met Prime Minister António Costa at the São Bento Mansion. The two leaders discussed about the socio-economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This trip was Conte's first one since the beginning of the pandemic.[14]
 Spain Madrid 8 July
See also: Italy–Spain relations
Conte met Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Palace of Moncloa. The two leaders discussed about the socio-economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
 Netherlands The Hague 11 July
See also: Italy–Netherlands relations
Giuseppe Conte met Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The two leaders discussed about the economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on which Italy and Netherlands have different positions.[16]
 Germany Berlin 13 July Prime Minister Conte met Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders discussed about the socio-economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
Belgium Belgium Brussels 17–21 July Conte took part in the European Council to decide the EU economic response to the COVID-19 recession, which deeply affected the continent.[18] The summit was among the longest ones in history. The European leaders agreed on a new proposal which provided a budget of €750 billion for the so-called Recovery Fund, composed of €390 billion in grants and €360 billion in loans.[19]
 Lebanon Beirut 8 September Prime Minister Conte met the Italian soldiers in Lebanon and had bilateral meetings with the resigning Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, and newly appointed one, Mustapha Adib.[20]
 France Ajaccio 10 September Conte participated in the EU Med Group summit, with the other six leaders, Emmanuel Macron, Pedro Sánchez, António Costa, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Nicos Anastasiades and George Vella. The summit mainly concerned Turkey's unilateral activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.[21]
 Pakistan Islamabad TBD

References[edit]

  1. ^ Giuseppe Conte premier: ecco chi è il nuovo presidente del Consiglio
  2. ^ Il Presidente Conte al vertice G7 in Canada
  3. ^ Conte incontra Macron a Parigi
  4. ^ Berlino, il Presidente Conte incontra la Cancelliera Merkel
  5. ^ Il vertice di Bruxelles si sblocca a notte fonda: accordo di tutti i 28 leader anche sui migranti, la Repubblica
  6. ^ NATO: concluso oggi a Bruxelles il vertice dell’Alleanza, Ministero della Difesa
  7. ^ Conte-Trump, il premier a Washington. Sul tavolo Tap, dazi e missioni militari “Libia, serve cabina di regia Italia-Usa”
  8. ^ Migranti, Conte a Salisburgo per contestare i "no" dell'Europa, la Repubblica
  9. ^ Conte all’Onu: no alle accuse di populismo, sovranità nella Costituzione, Il Sole 24 Ore
  10. ^ Conte primo leader europeo in Etiopia per celebrare la pace con l'Eritrea, la Repubblica
  11. ^ Conte in Eritrea, pace stabilizzerà anche i flussi migratori, Agenzia ANSA
  12. ^ "Italian PM Conte visits Hafter in Libya |".
  13. ^ "Conte in Vietnam: rafforzeremo il partenariato economico con Hanoi" (in Italian). Rai News. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  14. ^ Conte a Lisbona, governo.it
  15. ^ Il Presidente Conte a Madrid, governo.it
  16. ^ Recovery fund, senza esito il vertice in Olanda. Conte: "Clima ottimo ma convergenza non piena", Rai News
  17. ^ e, Meseberg, bilaterale Merkel-Conte. Cancelliera: "Su Recovery Fund troveremo intesa", la Repubblica
  18. ^ I 27 leader a Bruxelles, il big match è Italia-Olanda, Huffington Post
  19. ^ EU leaders agree on €1.82T budget and coronavirus recovery package, Politico Europe
  20. ^ Il Presidente Conte a Beirut, governo.it
  21. ^ Conte al 7º Vertice dei Paesi del Sud dell’Ue, governo.it
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