(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 8 - Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Sunday the transition of power from Bashar al-Assad to pro-Turkish Islamist rebels and others in Syria should be political and not military.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held talks with Syria’s new rulers and called for talks on easing European Union sanctions imposed on the previous government of Bashar al-Assad.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, speaking in front of relevant parliamentary committees Thursday, announced Rome’s intention to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria to prevent Russia from ...

This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on January 10, 2025, shows Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) receiving Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday met with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al Jolani, in a visit to Damascus, his first since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

BEIRUT - Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six months or one year, but that a final decision could only come ...

Syrian rebels entered the residence of the Italian ambassador in Damascus on Sunday, but did not harm him or his security staff, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, calling for a ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks to the media a he arrives for a meeting at Rome's Villa Madama, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 on the situation in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attends a meeting with G7 foreign ministers during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024.

FILE - Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks while meeting with members of the G7, on July 11, 2024, during the NATO summit in Washington. Italy plans to send an ambassador back to ...

ROME - Syrian rebels entered the residence of the Italian ambassador in Damascus on Sunday, but did not harm him or his security staff, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, calling for a ...