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List of international prime ministerial trips made by Giorgia Meloni

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Giorgia Meloni, who is serving as the 60th and current Prime Minister of Italy since 22 October 2022.[1]

Travel of Giorgia Meloni as the prime minister of Italy

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2022

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Belgium Brussels 3 November Prime Minister Meloni met with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Charles Michel for her first international trip as head of government .[2]
  Egypt Sharm El Sheikh 6-7 November Meloni travelled to Sharm El Sheikh to attend the high level segment of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).[3] She held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
  Indonesia Bali 15–16 November Meloni attended at the 2022 G20 Summit. She held separate bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden.
  Albania Tirana 6 December Meloni attended at the 2022 EU-Western Balkans summit. She held a separate bilateral meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
  Belgium Brussels 15 December Meloni attended the European Council.
  Iraq Baghdad 23 December Prime Minister Meloni met Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Head of State Abdul Latif Rashid and Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Mohamed al-Halbousi.
  Iraqi Kurdistan Erbil In Erbil Meloni met the President of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani and Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. Later she visited the Italian troops at the Camp Singara base in the Nineveh Governorate where most anti-Daesh Italian soldiers are based.

2023

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Vatican City Vatican City 5 January Prime Minister Meloni attended the funeral of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square.
  Vatican City Vatican City 10 January Meloni met with Pope Francis during her first official visit to Vatican City. The two held private talks inside the Apostolic Palace, where they discussed about Russo-Ukrainian War, immigration, Europe and education.
  Algeria Algiers 22–23 January Meloni travelled to Algiers in her first visit to the African continent, where she met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to improve relations between Italy and Algeria in political, cultural and energy fields. They discuss the increasing of gas supplies to Italy through the Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline to eliminate imports from Russia by 2024, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. They later signed bilateral agreements in the presence of managing directors of Eni, Claudio Descalzi and Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar.

On 23 January, Meloni met with Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane and laid a wreath at the Martyrs' Memorial, before visiting the garden dedicated to Enrico Mattei and greeting the crew of Italian Navy ship Carabiniere, docked in the port of Algiers.

  Libya Tripoli 28–29 January Meloni travelled to Tripoli to sign bilateral agreements regarding cooperation, energy and migration flows. Prime Minister Meloni met Libyan Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.
  Sweden Stockholm 3 February Meloni met with Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm to discuss EU issues, including migration and economic policy.
  Germany Berlin Meloni met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, in order to discuss the European Union state aid rules changes.
  Belgium Brussels 9 February Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend a one-day special European Council focused on Ukraine, economy, migration, Belgrade-Pristina negotiations and 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake emergency response.
  Poland Warsaw, Rzeszów, Przemyśl 20–21 February Meloni met with President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki. Later she flew to Rzeszów, then transferred to Przemyśl and via train went to Kyiv in Ukraine.
  Ukraine Bucha, Irpin, Kyiv 21 February In Kyiv, Meloni met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at Mariinskyi Palace. She also visited Bucha and Irpin.
  India Delhi 2 March Meloni met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu. Later, she attend the inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue.
  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 3–4 March Prime Minister Meloni travels to Abu Dhabi to discuss rebuilding and broadening relations between the two countries after the diplomatic rift following the revocation of arms export permits to the United Arab Emirates in 2021. She met with Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28 Sultan Al Jaber and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  Belgium Brussels 23–24 March Meloni attended the European Council focused on EU support to Ukraine, competitiveness, single market, economy, energy and migration. She held separate bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
  Ethiopia Addis Ababa 14–15 April Meloni travelled to Ethiopia on the first trip by a Western head of government since the end of the Tigray War. In Addis Ababa she attend a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. She also met with Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat.
  United Kingdom London 27–28 April In her first visit to the United Kingdom, Meloni met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation. Later, they paid a visit to Westminster Abbey while preparations were underway for the coronation of King Charles III. The following day, Prime Minister Meloni met with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch, before delivering a speech at the Policy Exchange think tank after being awarded the Grotius Prize.
  Czech Republic Prague 10 May In Prague, Meloni met with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President Petr Pavel.
  Iceland Reykjavík 16 May Prime Minister Meloni attended the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Reykjavík.
  Japan Hiroshima, Miyajima 18–20 May Meloni headed to Hiroshima to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to improve bilateral relations between Italy and Japan and discuss the work program of the forthcoming Italian presidency of G7. She later attended the 49th G7 summit and held bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Later, Meloni anticipates her return home a day early to address the flood emergency in Emilia-Romagna region.
  Moldova Chișinău, Bulboaca 1 June Meloni attended the 2nd European Political Community Summit at Mimi Castle. She later held a separate trilateral meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to discuss the migration flows issues and the Tunisian economic and political crisis.
  Tunisia Tunis 6 June Prime Minister Meloni met with Prime Minister Najla Bouden and President Kais Saied to discuss the response to the Tunisian severe financial crisis.
  Tunisia Tunis 11 June Meloni travelled to Tunis for the second time in a week along with President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in order to meet with President Kais Saied to discuss the terms of the agreement for the disbursement of International Monetary Fund bailout loans and migratory flows issues.
  France Paris 20 June Meloni travelled to Paris to visit the Bureau International des Expositions for the presentation of Rome bid for the Expo 2030. She was accompanied by the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri and astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Later she met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
  Austria Krems an der Donau 24 June Prime Minister Meloni attended the Europa-Forum Wachau at Göttweig Abbey. Prior to the summit, Meloni met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
  Belgium Brussels 29–30 June Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the European Council, focused on military and financial support for Ukraine, migration, EU relationship with China and economic policy.
  Poland Warsaw 5 July Meloni met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw.
  Latvia Riga, Ādaži 10 July Meloni met with Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš. Then she visited Italian troops at Camp Adazi Military Base.
  Lithuania Vilnius 11–12 July Meloni attended the 2023 NATO summit, her first summit as Prime Minister. She held separate bilateral meetings with other head of government, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
  Tunisia Tunis 16 July Prime Minister Meloni, along with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, travelled to Tunis in order to sign an agreement with President Kais Saied regarding the strengthening of the economic partnership between Europe and Tunisia, the European diplomatic support for the disbursement of the loan from International Monetary Fund and the fight against irregular migration flows.
  Belgium Brussels 17–18 July Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the EU-CELAC summit. She also held a bilateral meeting with Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg.
  United States Washington, D.C., Arlington 27–28 July On 27 July, Meloni visited the U.S. Capitol where she met with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Later she met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House, where they discussed about many issues, including Ukraine, China and Africa. They also talked about the strengthening of economic exchange between the two countries, trade relations between Europe and U.S., security policies and the forthcoming G7 Italian presidency.

The following day Meloni laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, accompanied by the Italian ambassador to the United States Mariangela Zappia. At the end of her trip, she met with former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Henry Kissinger.

  Greece Athens 31 August Meloni met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
  India New Delhi 8–10 September Prime Minister Meloni travelled to New Delhi to attend the 2023 G20 New Delhi summit. She also met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
  Qatar Doha 10–11 September Prime Minister Meloni met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha to discuss the development of bilateral relations between Italy and Qatar, in particular in economic, energy, investment and defense sectors.
  Hungary Budapest 14 September Meloni met with President Katalin Novák and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Later she delivered a speech at Budapest Demographic Summit.
  United States New York City 18–21 September Prime Minister Meloni travelled to New York City to attend the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she delivered a speech focused on global migration crisis and on development and cooperation with African countries. She also met with several world leaders.
  Malta Valletta 29 September Meloni travelled to Valletta to attend the EU Med9 summit, which discussed migrations issues, Ukraine and EU enlargement policies. She was joined by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
  Spain Granada 5–6 October Meloni attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit in Granada. Talks were held with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on migration issues.
  Mozambique Maputo 13 October Prime Minister Meloni started a one-day trip to Africa "to build a new approach in relations between Europe and African countries". In Maputo, Meloni met with President Filipe Nyusi to discuss economic, energy and development cooperation. She also met with peacekeepers and soldiers of the Italian Navy Luigi Durand de la Penne destroyer.
  Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Meloni travelled to Brazzaville to meet with President Denis Sassou Nguesso and Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso to discuss energy cooperation and local communities development.
  Egypt Cairo 21 October Prime Minister Meloni attended a peace summit in Cairo dedicated to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the sidelines of the summit, she met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the serious crisis in Middle East and the need to support diplomatic action to curb further expansion. She also held talks with President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas to reiterate Italy support for the prospect of two-State solution for Israel and Palestine.
  Israel Tel Aviv After the summit in Cairo, Prime Minister Meloni headed to Tel Aviv to paid a three-our visit to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meloni shared Italy support to Israel following the terrorist attack carried out by Hamas and to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
  Belgium Brussels 26–27 October Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the European Council, focused on Middle East, Ukraine, economic growth and external relations.
  United Kingdom Milton Keynes 2 November Meloni attended the 2023 AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes. She held a separate bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
  Croatia Zagreb 16–17 November Prime Minister Meloni attended an informal summit in Zagreb with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Polish Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and President of the European Council Charles Michel to discuss measures of the EU strategic agenda, including enlargement policies to Western Balkans countries.
  Germany Berlin 22 November Meloni participated at the Italy-Germany Summit in Berlin alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
  United Arab Emirates Dubai 1-2 December Prime Minister Meloni attended the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
  Serbia Belgrade 3 December Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Belgrade to meet with President Aleksandar Vučić.
  Belgium Brussels 13–15 December Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the EU-Western Balkans summit. On 14 and 15 December she attended the European Council focused on the Middle East, enlargements policies for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and EU mid-term budget review.

2024

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Turkey Istanbul 20 January Meloni made her first official trip of the year to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul to discuss relations between the two countries, EU-Turkey relations, Middle East, Ukraine and regional and security issues.
  Belgium Brussels 1 February Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend an extraordinary European Council to discuss the EU long-term budget review and Ukraine.
  Japan Tokyo 4–6 February Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Tokyo for an official visit to Japan, where she met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss global issues such as the conflicts in Ukraine and Middle East, nuclear disarmement, artificial intelligence as well as boostering cooperation in security and defense, including the joint Global Combat Air Programme fighter jet development and Italy's increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region. She also met with CEOs of large Japanese group with interests in Italy like Mitsubishi, Hitachi and Marubeni.
  Ukraine Kyiv, Hostomel 24 February Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia’s aggression, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where she attended an honours ceremony for those who defended the Hostomel Airport.

Later, after visiting the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders, Prime Minister Meloni had a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after which a security cooperation agreement was signed.

In the afternoon, Prime Minister Meloni chaired a video-conference meeting of the G7 Heads of State and Government from the Saint Sophia Cathedral, during which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke.

  United States Washington, D.C. 1 March Prime Minister Meloni met with President Joe Biden at the White House. Their meeting focused on continued support for Ukraine and the situation in Middle East, with Meloni reiterating Italy's call for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza to ensure humanitarian aids. They also discussed issues such as the G7 Italian presidency, North Africa and cooperation on China.
  Canada Toronto 2 March Prime Minister Meloni met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to improve relations between Canada and Italy. The two leaders agreeds on deepening the two countries' bilateral relations that would increase political, economic and strategic ties such as cooperation on sustainable energy transition, climate change issues, biodiversity and research and innovation, including artificial intelligence.
  Egypt Cairo 17 March Prime Minister Meloni, along with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, travelled to Cairo in order to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to advance negotiations on signing agreements regarding the strengthening of strategic and economic ties between European Union and Egypt such as investment and trade, migration issues, security and renewable energy cooperation.
  Belgium Brussels 21–22 March Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the European Council, focused on Ukraine, security and defence issues, Middle East, enlargement policies and agriculture.
  Lebanon Beirut, Chamaa 27–28 March Meloni visited the Italian troops committed to UNIFIL peacekeeping mission and met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
  Tunisia Tunis 17 April Prime Minister Meloni paid a three-hour visit to Tunis to meet with President Kais Saied at Carthage Palace. They discussed about financial support for Tunisian State budget and cooperation on renewable energy projects and migrations issues.
  Belgium Brussels 17–18 April After a brief visit to Tunis, Prime Minister Meloni headed to Brussels in order to attend an extraordinary European Council. EU-Turkey relations, developments in the Middle East, Ukraine and a new European competitiveness deal were discussed at the summit.
  Libya Tripoli, Benghazi 7 May Prime Minister Meloni met with President of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi and Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli to discuss the strengthening of political and economic relations between the two countries and the creation of egalitarian partnerships for projects aimed at the development of local communities regarding health, sport, education and ecological transition, with the aim of creating the conditions necessary to help local communities thrive and fight human traffickers. To engage with all the Libyan stakeholders, in the afternoon Meloni also visited Benghazi to meet with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar to reiterate Italy's commitment to Libya's stability, including support for UN-mediated efforts towards consensus on upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.
  Albania Gjadër, Shëngjin 5 June Prime Minister Meloni visited the Gjadër Aerodrome, where construction work for one of the two migrant processing centers that the Italian and Albanian governments agreed to build has started. Afterwards she visited Shengjin harbor where a migrant reception center has been recently built and is now ready to host immigrants.[4]
   Switzerland Nidwalden 16 June Prime Minister Meloni attended the Ukraine peace summit at the Bürgenstock Resort.
  Belgium Brussels 17 June Meloni attended an informal European summit with European Union leaders to prepare the designation of the new European Commission President after the 2024 European Parliament election.
  Belgium Brussels 27–28 June Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the European Council, which appointed António Costa as European Council President and Kaja Kallas as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Ursula von der Leyen was appointed for a second term as President of the European Commission.
  United States Washington, D.C. 9–11 July Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Washington, D.C. to attend the 2024 NATO Washington summit.
  Libya Tripoli 17 July Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Tripoli to attend the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum and met with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.
  United Kingdom Woodstock 18 July Prime Minister Meloni attended the 4th European Political Community Summit.
  China Beijing, Shanghai 28–31 July Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Beijing and Shanghai with a goal to improve bilateral relations with China, where she met with Premier Li Qiang and addressed a business forum. She also met with President Xi Jinping and inaugurated an exhibition for the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo's death at the Beijing World Art Museum. In Shanghai, she met with Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Shanghai Chen Jining and with the Italian business community.
  Uzbekistan Tashkent 31 July On her flight back from China, Prime Minister Meloni made a short stop to Tashkent, where she met with Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov on behalf of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Tashkent International Airport to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation.
  France Paris, Versailles 1–2 August Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Paris in order to attend events held at the 2024 Summer Olympics as well as to visit Italian Olympic team. She also met with IOC President Thomas Bach and President Emmanuel Macron at Palace of Versailles, where the two discussed main issues in European and international politics such as Venezuela and Middle East.
  France Paris 7 September In Paris, Meloni attended events held at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The prime minister also visited the Italian Paralympic team.
  United States New York City 22–24 September Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
  Cyprus Paphos 11 October Meloni travelled to Paphos to attend the 11th EU Med summit along with Southern European leaders.
  Belgium Brussels 16–17 October Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Brussels in order to attend the first EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit. The following day, she held an informal meeting together with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and other European heads of government to discuss migration issues. Later, she attended the European Council focused on Ukraine, Middle East, competitiveness, migrations and external relations.
  Jordan Aqaba 18 October Prime Minister Meloni met with King Abdullah II in Aqaba to discuss regional issues, including the joint efforts towards a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages, as well as the need for a political process leading to a two-state solution and Syrian refugees crisis.
  Lebanon Beirut Prime Minister Meloni visited Beirut and met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in order to discuss the efforts to reach a ceasefire in both Lebanon and Gaza as well as to reiterate her support to UNIFIL peacekeepers after Israeli troops attacks; she was the first leader to visit the crisis-hit country after Israeli offensive.
  Libya Tripoli 29 October Prime Minister Meloni travelled to Lybia for a one-day visit. In Tripoli, Meloni attended the Italian-Libyan Economic Forum and met with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to discuss the strengthening of friendship and strategic partnership between Libya and Italy; the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation on cultural and economic development projects, such as Italian support for the construction of the Musaid-Ras Ajdir coastal road and the return of ITA Airways flights to Libya.
  Hungary Budapest 7–8 November Prime Minister Meloni attended the 5th European Political Community Summit, where she met with several European leaders, including Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and newly re-elected Moldovan President Maia Sandu; the next day, she attended an informal European Council meeting, focused on growth and competitiveness and the EU-US relations following the re-election of Donald Trump.
  Azerbaijan Baku 13 November Prime Minister Meloni participates in the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change COP 29.
  Brazil Rio de Janeiro 18–19 November 2024 Meloni has attend the 2024 G20 summit.
  Argentina Buenos Aires 20 November 2024 Meloni met the President of Argentina Javier Milei.

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References

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  1. ^ "Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's prime minister". the Guardian. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ "Il Presidente Meloni incontra i vertici delle Istituzioni europee a Bruxelles". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. ^ "Gli impegni internazionali del Presidente Meloni dal 3 al 16 novembre". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. ^ Semini, Llazar (5 June 2024). "Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visits Albania to thank country for hosting 2 migrant centers". AP News. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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