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Theforeign relations of the Italian Republic are the Italian government's external relations with the outside world. Located inEurope,Italy has been considered a major Europeanpower since itsunification in 1860.[1] Its main allies are theNATO countries and theEU states, two entities of which Italy is a founding member. Italy was admitted to theUnited Nations in 1955, and it is a member and a strong supporter of a wide number of international organisations, such as theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), theGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade andWorld Trade Organization (GATT and WTO), theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), theCouncil of Europe, and theCentral European Initiative.
Its turns in the rotating presidency of international organisations include theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, theG7 and theEU Council. Italy is also a recurrentnon-permanent member of theUN Security Council. Italy is an important actor in theMediterranean region and has close relations with theRomance-speaking countries in Europe andLatin America. Although it is asecular state,[2] Rome hosts thePope and the headquarters of theCatholic Church, which operates a large diplomatic system of its own. Italy is currently commanding various multinational forces and has significant troops deployed all over the world forpeacekeeping missions, and for combatingorganized crime,illegal drug trade,human trafficking,piracy andterrorism.[3]


TheRisorgimento was the era from 1829 to 1871 that saw the emergence of a national consciousness. The Northern Italy monarchy of theHouse of Savoy in theKingdom of Sardinia, whose government was led byCamillo Benso, Count of Cavour, had ambitions of establishing a united Italian state. In the context of the1848 liberal revolutions that swept through Europe, an unsuccessfulfirst war of independence was declared onAustria. In 1855, the Kingdom of Sardinia became an ally of Britain and France in theCrimean War, giving Cavour's diplomacy legitimacy in the eyes of the great powers.[4][5] The Kingdom of Sardinia again attacked the Austrian Empire in theSecond Italian War of Independence of 1859, with the aid ofFrance, resulting in liberatingLombardy. On the basis of thePlombières Agreement, the Kingdom of Sardinia cededSavoy andNice to France, an event that caused theNiçard exodus, that was the emigration of a quarter of theNiçard Italians to Italy,[6] and theNiçard Vespers.
In 1860–1861,Giuseppe Garibaldi led the drive for unification in Naples and Sicily conquering theKingdom of the Two Sicilies (theExpedition of the Thousand),[7] while the House of Savoy troops occupied the central territories of the Italian peninsula, except Rome and part ofPapal States. This allowed the Sardinian government todeclare a united Italian kingdom on 17 March 1861.[8] In 1866, Italy allied withPrussia during theAustro-Prussian War, waging theThird Italian War of Independence which allowed Italy to annexVenetia.
After the Third Italian War of Independence (1866), when theVeneto andFriuli regions were ceded by theAustrians to the newly formedKingdom Italy, Istria and Dalmatia remained part of theAustro-Hungarian Empire, together with other Italian-speaking areas on the eastern Adriatic. This triggered the gradual rise ofItalian irredentism among many Italians in Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia, who demanded the unification of theJulian March,Kvarner andDalmatia with Italy. The Italians in Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia supported the ItalianRisorgimento: as a consequence, the Austrians saw the Italians as enemies and favored the Slav communities of Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia.[9] During the meeting of the Council of Ministers of 12 November 1866, EmperorFranz Joseph I of Austria outlined a wide-ranging project aimed at theGermanization orSlavization of the areas of the empire with an Italian presence:[10]
His Majesty expressed the precise order that action be taken decisively against the influence of the Italian elements still present in some regions of the Crown and, appropriately occupying the posts of public, judicial, masters employees as well as with the influence of the press, work inSouth Tyrol,Dalmatia andLittoral for the Germanization and Slavization of these territories according to the circumstances, with energy and without any regard. His Majesty calls the central offices to the strong duty to proceed in this way to what has been established.
Finally, in 1870, as France abandoned its garrisons in Rome during the disastrousFranco-Prussian War to keep the large Prussian Army at bay, the Italians rushed to fill the power gap bytaking over the Papal States. Italian unification was completed and shortly afterwards Italy's capital was moved to Rome. Later Italy formed theTriple Alliance (1882) with Germany and Austria.

Even after 1870, after theunification of Italy, many ethnic Italian-speakers (Italians inTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol,Savoyard Italians,Corfiot Italians,Niçard Italians,Swiss Italians,Corsican Italians,Maltese Italians,Istrian Italians, andDalmatian Italians) remained outside the borders of theKingdom of Italy, planting the seeds ofItalian irredentism.
Italyentered into the World War I in 1915 with the aim of completing national unity: for this reason, the Italian intervention in the World War I is also considered theFourth Italian War of Independence,[12] in a historiographical perspective that identifies in the latter the conclusion of the unification of Italy, whose military actions began during therevolutions of 1848 with theFirst Italian War of Independence.[13][14]
Italydefeated the Ottoman Empire in 1911–1912.[15] By 1915, Italy had acquired in Africa a colony on the Red Sea coast (Eritrea), a large protectorate inSomalia and administrative authority in formerly TurkishLibya. Outside of Africa, Italy possessed a smallconcession in Tientsin in China (following theBoxer Rebellion) and theDodecanese Islands off the coast of Turkey.
In 1915,Italy abrogated its alliance and declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire,[16] leading to bloody conflict mainly on theIsonzo andPiave fronts. Britain, France and Russia had been "keen to bring neutral Italy into World War I on their side. However, Italy drove a hard bargain, demanding extensive territorial concessions once the war had been won".[17]In a deal to bring Italy into the war, under theLondon Pact, Italy would be allowed to annex not only Italian-speakingTrentino and Trieste, but also German-speakingSouth Tyrol, Istria (which included large non-Italian communities), and the northern part of Dalmatia including the areas ofZadar (Zara) andŠibenik (Sebenico). Mainly Italian Fiume (present-day Rijeka) was excluded.[17]
In November 1918, after the surrender of Austria-Hungary, Italy occupied militarilyTrentino Alto-Adige, theJulian March,Istria, theKvarner Gulf andDalmatia, all Austro-Hungarian territories. On the Dalmatian coast, Italy established the firstGovernorate of Dalmatia, which had the provisional aim of ferrying the territory towards full integration into the Kingdom of Italy, progressively importing national legislation in place of the previous one. The administrative capital wasZara. The Governorate of Dalmatia was evacuated following the Italo-Yugoslav agreements which resulted in theTreaty of Rapallo (1920). After the war, theTreaty of Rapallo between theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and the Kingdom of Italy (12 November 1920), Italy annexedZadar in Dalmatia and some minor islands, almost all of Istria along with Trieste, excluding the island ofKrk, and part ofKastav commune, which mostly went to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. By theTreaty of Rome (27 January 1924), theFree State of Fiume (Rijeka) was divided between Italy and Yugoslavia.[18] Also, Italy occupied southernAlbania and establisheda protectorate over Albania, which remained in place until 1920.[19]
The Allies defeated the Austrian Empire in 1918 and Italy became one of themain winners of the war. At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Prime MinisterVittorio Emanuele Orlando focused almost exclusively on territorial gains, but he got far less than he wanted, and Italians were bitterly resentful when they were denied control of the city ofFiume. The conference, under the control of Britain, France and the United States refused to assignDalmatia and Albania to Italy as had been promised in the Treaty of London. Britain, France and Japan divided the German overseas colonies into mandates of their own, excluding Italy. Italy also gained no territory from the breakup of theOttoman Empire.
Italy did not receive other territories promised by the Treaty of London, so this outcome was denounced as aMutilated victory. The rhetoric ofMutilated victory was adopted byBenito Mussolini and led to therise ofItalian fascism, becoming a key point in thepropaganda of Fascist Italy. Historians regardMutilated victory as a "political myth", used by fascists to fuelItalian imperialism and obscure the successes ofliberal Italy in the aftermath of World War I.[20] Italy also gained a permanent seat in theLeague of Nations's executive council.

TheFascist government that came to power withBenito Mussolini in 1922 sought to increase the size of the Italian empire and to satisfy the claims ofItalian irredentists. Italian Fascism is based uponItalian nationalism and imperialism, and in particular seeks to complete what it considers as the incomplete project of theunification of Italy by incorporatingItalia Irredenta (unredeemed Italy) into the state of Italy.[21][22] To the east of Italy, the Fascists claimed thatDalmatia was a land of Italian culture whose Italians, including those of ItalianizedSouth Slavic descent, had been driven out of Dalmatia and into exile in Italy, and supported the return of Italians of Dalmatian heritage.[23] Mussolini identified Dalmatia as having strong Italian cultural roots for centuries, similarly toIstria, via theRoman Empire and theRepublic of Venice.[24] To the south of Italy, the Fascists claimedMalta, which belonged to the United Kingdom, andCorfu, which instead belonged to Greece; to the north claimedItalian Switzerland, while to the west claimedCorsica,Nice, andSavoy, which belonged to France.[25][26] The Fascist regime produced literature on Corsica that presented evidence of the island'sitalianità.[27] The Fascist regime produced literature on Nice that justified that Nice was an Italian land based on historic, ethnic, and linguistic grounds.[27]

Mussolini promised to bring Italy back as agreat power in Europe, building a "NewRoman Empire"[28] and holding power over theMediterranean Sea. Inpropaganda, Fascists used the ancient Roman motto "Mare Nostrum" (Latin for "Our Sea") to describe the Mediterranean. For this reason the Fascist regime engaged ininterventionist foreign policy. In 1923, the Greek island ofCorfu wasbriefly occupied by Italy, after the assassination ofGeneral Tellini in Greek territory. In 1925, Italyforced Albania to become ade factoprotectorate. In 1935, Mussoliniinvaded Ethiopia and foundedItalian East Africa, resulting in an international alienation and leading to Italy's withdrawal from theLeague of Nations; Italyallied with Nazi Germany and theEmpire of Japan and strongly supportedFrancisco Franco in theSpanish Civil War. In 1939, Italyformally annexed Albania. Italy entered World War II on 10 June 1940. The Italians initially advanced inBritish Somaliland,Egypt, theBalkans (establishing theGovernorate of Dalmatia andMontenegro, theProvince of Ljubljana, and the puppet statesIndependent State of Croatia andHellenic State), and eastern fronts. They were, however, subsequently defeated on theEastern Front as well as in theEast African campaign and theNorth African campaign, losing as a result their territories in Africa and in the Balkans.
AnAllied invasion of Sicily began in July 1943, leading to thecollapse of the Fascist regime and the fall of Mussolini on 25 July. In the north, the Germans set up theItalian Social Republic (RSI), a Nazipuppet state with Mussolini installed as leader after he wasrescued by German paratroopers. Some Italian troops in the south were organised into theItalian Co-belligerent Army, which fought alongside the Allies for the rest of the war, while other Italian troops, loyal to Mussolini and his RSI, continued to fight alongside the Germans in theNational Republican Army. Also, the post-armistice period saw the rise of a large anti-fascist resistance movement, theResistenza.[29] As result, the country descended intocivil war;[30][31] the Italian resistance fought aguerrilla war against theNazi German occupiers andItalian Fascist forces,[29] while clashes between the Fascist RSI Army and the Royalist Italian Co-Belligerent Army were rare.[32] In late April 1945, with total defeat looming, Mussolini attempted to escape north,[33] but was captured andsummarily executed nearLake Como by Italian partisans. His body was then taken toMilan, where it was hung upside down at a service station for public viewing and to provide confirmation of his demise.[34] Hostilities ended on 29 April 1945,when the German forces in Italy surrendered.

Italy became a republic after the1946 Italian institutional referendum[35] held on 2 June 1946, a day celebrated since asFesta della Repubblica. This was the first time that Italian women voted at the national level, and the second time overall considering the local elections that were held a few months earlier in some cities.[36][37] Under theTreaty of Peace with Italy, 1947,Istria,Kvarner, most of theJulian March as well as theDalmatian city ofZara was annexed byYugoslavia causing theIstrian-Dalmatian exodus, which led to the emigration of between 230,000 and 350,000 of local ethnicItalians (Istrian Italians andDalmatian Italians), the others being ethnic Slovenians, ethnic Croatians, and ethnicIstro-Romanians, choosing to maintain Italian citizenship.[38] Later, theFree Territory of Trieste was divided between the two states. Italy also lost all of its colonial possessions, formally ending theItalian Empire. In 1950,Italian Somaliland was made aUnited Nations Trust Territory under Italian administration until 1 July 1960. The Italian border that applies today has existed since 1975, whenTrieste was formally re-annexed to Italy.

In 1949 Italy became a member ofNATO. TheMarshall Plan helped to revive the Italian economy which, until the late 1960s, enjoyed a period of sustained economic growth commonly called the "Economic Miracle". In the 1950s, Italy became one of the six founding countries of theEuropean Communities, following the 1952 establishment of theEuropean Coal and Steel Community, and subsequent 1958 creations of theEuropean Economic Community andEuropean Atomic Energy Community. In 1993, the former two of these were incorporated into theEuropean Union.
List of countries which Italy maintains diplomatic relations with:
| # | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 February 1851[39] | |
| 2 | 22 March 1854[40] | |
| 3 | 5 May 1856[39] | |
| 4 | 5 May 1856[41] | |
| 5 | 25 September 1856[42] | |
| 6 | 6 February 1857[43] | |
| 7 | 13 April 1859[44] | |
| 8 | 15 September 1859[45] | |
| 9 | 23 December 1859[46] | |
| 10 | 12 February 1860[47] | |
| 11 | 24 October 1860[42] | |
| 12 | 11 April 1861[48] | |
| 13 | 16 June 1861[45] | |
| 14 | 10 August 1861[44] | |
| 15 | 2 September 1861[49] | |
| 16 | 13 August 1862[50] | |
| 17 | 25 February 1864[51] | |
| 18 | 25 February 1864[51] | |
| 19 | 25 February 1864[44] | |
| 20 | 25 February 1864[44] | |
| 21 | 25 February 1864[52] | |
| 22 | 25 February 1864[45] | |
| 23 | 25 February 1864[45] | |
| 24 | 25 February 1864[45] | |
| 25 | 25 February 1864[42] | |
| 26 | 13 March 1864[51] | |
| 27 | 13 March 1864[47] | |
| 28 | 28 December 1864[45] | |
| 29 | 25 August 1866[53] | |
| 30 | 21 July 1867[42] | |
| 31 | 3 October 1868[54] | |
| 32 | 25 April 1875[55] | |
| 33 | 18 January 1879[56] | |
| 34 | 25 July 1879[57] | |
| 35 | 26 December 1879[58] | |
| 36 | 18 February 1886[59] | |
| 37 | 7 February 1891[60] | |
| 38 | 24 June 1897[61] | |
| 39 | 24 February 1898[62] | |
| 40 | 4 February 1903[63] | |
| 41 | 15 January 1904[64] | |
| 42 | 22 March 1906[65] | |
| 43 | 21 February 1914[66] | |
| 44 | 24 October 1918[67] | |
| 45 | 27 February 1919[68] | |
| 46 | 6 September 1919[69] | |
| 47 | 10 September 1919[70] | |
| 48 | 21 November 1920[71] | |
| 49 | 3 June 1921[72] | |
| 50 | 30 April 1922[73] | |
| 51 | 1 March 1924[74] | |
| 52 | 2 September 1926[75] | |
| — | 24 June 1929[76] | |
| 53 | 31 October 1929[71] | |
| 54 | 1931[77][78] | |
| 55 | 10 February 1932[79] | |
| 56 | 27 September 1937[80] | |
| 57 | 15 August 1945[81] | |
| 58 | 3 November 1946[82] | |
| 59 | 20 November 1946[83] | |
| 60 | 2 March 1947[84] | |
| 61 | 13 August 1947[85] | |
| 62 | 27 September 1947[86] | |
| 63 | 7 April 1948[87] | |
| 64 | 2 July 1949[88] | |
| 65 | 14 August 1949[89] | |
| 66 | 24 November 1949[90] | |
| 67 | 29 December 1949[91] | |
| 68 | 18 April 1950[92] | |
| 69 | 22 August 1950[93] | |
| 70 | 24 November 1950[94] | |
| 71 | 27 July 1951[95] | |
| 72 | 4 September 1951[96] | |
| 73 | 5 October 1951[97] | |
| 74 | 21 February 1952[98] | |
| — | 12 June 1956[99] | |
| 75 | 20 June 1956[100] | |
| 76 | 5 November 1956[101] | |
| 77 | 31 October 1956[102] | |
| 78 | 24 November 1956[103] | |
| 79 | 31 August 1957[104] | |
| 80 | 31 August 1959[105] | |
| 81 | 5 December 1959[106] | |
| 82 | 1 July 1960[107] | |
| 83 | 21 July 1960[108] | |
| 84 | 8 November 1960[109] | |
| 85 | 1 March 1961[109] | |
| 86 | 17 May 1961[109] | |
| 87 | 30 May 1961[110] | |
| 88 | 12 September 1961[111] | |
| 89 | 23 September 1961[112] | |
| 90 | 30 November 1961[113] | |
| 91 | 9 December 1961[114] | |
| 92 | 1961[115] | |
| 93 | 1961[116] | |
| 94 | 28 February 1962[117] | |
| 95 | 27 April 1962[118] | |
| 96 | 16 June 1962[119] | |
| 97 | 1 October 1962[120] | |
| 98 | 1962[121] | |
| 99 | 6 February 1963[109] | |
| 100 | 14 February 1963[122] | |
| 101 | 25 February 1963[109] | |
| 102 | 4 January 1964[123] | |
| 103 | 13 February 1964[124] | |
| 104 | June 1964[125] | |
| 105 | 5 July 1964[126] | |
| 106 | 7 July 1964[127] | |
| 107 | 21 September 1964[128] | |
| 108 | 8 November 1964[129] | |
| 109 | 20 April 1965[130] | |
| 110 | 5 May 1965[131] | |
| 111 | 28 October 1965[132] | |
| 112 | 30 October 1965[133] | |
| 113 | 7 December 1965[134] | |
| 114 | 10 May 1966[135] | |
| 115 | 20 September 1966[136] | |
| 116 | 1966[137] | |
| 117 | 12 April 1967[138] | |
| 118 | June 1967[139] | |
| 119 | 1967[140] | |
| 120 | April 1969[139] | |
| 121 | 8 April 1970[141] | |
| 122 | 29 June 1970[142] | |
| 123 | 6 November 1970[143] | |
| 124 | 1970[144] | |
| 125 | 1971[145] | |
| 126 | 26 January 1972[146] | |
| 127 | 13 October 1972[147] | |
| 128 | 18 January 1973[148] | |
| 129 | 15 February 1973[149] | |
| 130 | 23 March 1973[150] | |
| 131 | 16 December 1973[151] | |
| 132 | 1973[152] | |
| 133 | 25 June 1975[153] | |
| 134 | 4 June 1976[154] | |
| 135 | 29 June 1976[155] | |
| 136 | 1 November 1976[156] | |
| 137 | 18 November 1976[157] | |
| 138 | 23 August 1977[158] | |
| 139 | 24 November 1977[159] | |
| 140 | 1977[160] | |
| 141 | 7 July 1978[161] | |
| 142 | 1978[162] | |
| 143 | 30 April 1979[163] | |
| 144 | July 1979[164] | |
| 145 | 1979[165] | |
| 146 | 18 April 1980[166] | |
| 147 | 26 November 1981[167] | |
| 148 | 23 March 1982[168] | |
| 149 | 1 October 1982[169] | |
| 150 | 30 October 1982[170] | |
| 151 | 15 December 1982[171] | |
| 152 | 8 March 1985[172] | |
| 153 | 23 March 1985[172] | |
| 154 | 15 April 1985[173] | |
| 155 | 20 August 1985[174] | |
| 156 | 1 March 1987[175] | |
| 157 | 25 May 1987[176] | |
| 158 | 24 December 1988[177] | |
| 159 | 12 April 1990[178] | |
| 160 | 30 August 1991[179] | |
| 161 | 30 August 1991[180] | |
| 162 | 31 August 1991[181] | |
| 163 | 17 January 1992[182] | |
| 164 | 17 January 1992[183] | |
| 165 | 21 February 1992[184] | |
| 166 | 29 January 1992[185] | |
| 167 | 6 February 1992[186] | |
| 168 | 17 March 1992[187] | |
| 169 | 24 March 1992[188] | |
| 170 | 24 March 1992[189] | |
| 171 | 13 April 1992[190] | |
| 172 | 8 May 1992[191] | |
| 173 | 11 May 1992[192] | |
| 174 | 19 May 1992[193] | |
| 175 | 9 June 1992[194] | |
| 176 | 21 August 1992[195] | |
| 177 | 27 November 1992[196] | |
| 178 | 1 January 1993[197] | |
| 179 | 1 February 1993[198] | |
| 180 | 24 May 1993[199] | |
| 181 | 24 September 1993[161] | |
| 182 | 16 December 1993[200] | |
| 183 | 1 February 1995[201] | |
| 184 | 7 December 1995[177] | |
| 185 | 7 January 1996[177] | |
| 186 | 27 February 1997[202] | |
| 187 | 4 January 2000[203] | |
| 188 | 22 March 2002[204] | |
| 189 | 2002[205] | |
| — | 9 October 2003[206] | |
| 190 | 14 June 2006[207] | |
| — | 15 May 2008[208] | |
| 191 | 23 May 2012[209] | |
| — | 12 September 2015[210] | |

| Country | Beginning of formal relations | Notes |
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| 1 October 1962 | SeeAlgeria–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1962.[211]
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| 4 June 1976[212] | SeeAngola–Italy relations
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| 16 June 1962 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 June 1962 when Mr. Renzo Luigi Romanelli, the first Italian Ambassador to Upper Volta, has presented his letters of credence to President Maurice Yameogo.[119] | |
| 1 November 1976 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 November 1976[215] | |
| 21 July 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1960 when accredited first Ambassador of Italy to Congo (Leopoldville) Mr. Pietro Franca[108]
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| 30 April 1922 | SeeEgypt–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 April 1922 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Egypt Mr Lazzaro Negrotto Cambiaso.[220] Relations between both countries were established during the period of the Roman Empire. However, inWorld War II, relations were strained as Italy invaded Egypt. However, after the war, relations were re-established and are close. Egypt has representations in Rome and Milan, while Italy has representations inCairo andAlexandria, also the two nations are members of theUnion for the Mediterranean. Relations deteriorated after the abduction and killing of Italian studentGiulio Regeni. Egypt has been accused by Italian authorities and public opinion of lacking of transparence.
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| 24 May 1993 | SeeEritrea–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 May 1993.[199]
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| 24 June 1897 | SeeEthiopia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 June 1897.[61]
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| 1963 | SeeItaly–Kenya relations | |
| 21 February 1952 | SeeItaly–Libya relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1952 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Libya Mr. Mario Conti.[221]
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| 25 February 1963 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1963 when first Ambassador of Mauritania to Italy (resident in Paris) Mr. Bakar Ould Ahmedou presented his credentials to President Antonio Segni.[222] | |
| 1 October 1956 | SeeItaly–Morocco relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1956[225] | |
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| 5 May 1965 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1965 when Ambassador of Rwanda to Italy Mr. Emanuele Kaberuka presented his credentials to President Giuseppe Saragat.[131] | |
| 1 March 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 March 1961.[228] | |
| 1 July 1960 | SeeItaly–Somalia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 July 1960.[107]
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| 31 October 1929 | SeeItaly–South Africa relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 October 1929 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Union of South Africa Natale Labia.[71]
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| 23 May 2012 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 May 2012.[209] | |
| 31 October 1956 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 October 1956 when Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Italy Mr. Omer Abedel Hanid Adeel has presented his credentials to President Giovanni Gronchi.[102] | |
| 9 December 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 December 1961 when open Embassy of Italy in Dar es Salaam with accredited Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Tanganyika Mr. Luciano Falco[114] | |
| 20 June 1956 | SeeItaly–Tunisia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 June 1956.[100]
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| 5 July 1964 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 July 1964[126] | |
| 18 April 1980 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 April 1980.[233] |
| Country | Beginning of formal relations | Notes |
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| 5 May 1856 | SeeArgentina–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1856 when has been accredited first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Argentina Marcello Cerruti.[39]
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| 1 October 1982 |
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| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Bolivia Antonio Maria Migliorati.[51]
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| 6 November 1859 | SeeBrazil–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 November 1859 when has been appointed first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Brazil Gabriele Galateri di Genola.[51]
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| 13 August 1947 | SeeCanada–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 August 1947 when has been established Legation of Canada in Italy.[247]
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| 25 February 1864 | SeeChile–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Chile Antonio Maria Migliorati.[51]
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| 13 March 1864 | SeeColombia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Colombia Antonio Maria Migliorati.[51]
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| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Ecuador Antonio Maria Migliorati.[44]
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| 4 February 1903 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1903.[63]
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| 24 February 1898 | SeeDominican Republic-Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 February 1898 when has been accredited Minister Resident of Italy to Dominican Republic Chicco Enrico.[260]
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| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Ecuador Antonio Maria Migliorati.[44] | |
| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to El Salvador Antonio Maria Migliorati.[52]
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| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Guatemala Antonio Maria Migliorati.[45] | |
| 24 February 1898 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 February 1898 when has been accredited Minister Resident of Italy to Haiti Chicco Enrico.[262] | |
| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Honduras Antonio Maria Migliorati.[45] | |
| 14 February 1963 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 February 1963.[122] | |
| 28 December 1864 | SeeItaly–Mexico relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 December 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Mexico Vittorio Sallier de la Tour.[45]
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| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Nicaragua Antonio Maria Migliorati.[45] | |
| 15 January 1904 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 January 1904[266] | |
| 21 July 1867 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1867 when has been appointed first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Paraguay Luigi Joannini Ceva di San Michele.[42]
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| 25 February 1864 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Peru Giovanni Antonio Migliorati.[42] Main article:Italy–Peru relations
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| 4 January 1964 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 January 1964.[123] | |
| 11 April 1861 | SeeItaly–United States relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 April 1861.[271] TheUnited States enjoys a peculiar and friendly relation with Italy, as the latter, defeated in WWII, has been a secret battlefield of the Cold War. Italy and the US are NATO allies and cooperate in the United Nations, in various regional organizations, and bilaterally. Italy has worked closely with the United States and with other nations on such issues as NATO and UN operations as well as with assistance to Russia and the New Independent States; the Middle East peace process; multilateral talks. Under longstanding bilateral agreements flowing from NATO membership, Italy hosts important U.S. military forces atVicenza andPisa (army);Aviano (air force); and Sigonella, Gaeta, andNaples- home port for the U.S. NavySixth Fleet. The United States still has about 16,000 military personnel stationed in Italy. The NATO War College is situated at Cecchignola, a neighborhood of Rome.
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| 5 May 1856 | SeeItaly–Uruguay relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1856 when has been appointed first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Uruguay Marcello Cerruti.[47]
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| 13 March 1864 | SeeItaly–Venezuela relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 March 1864 when has been appointed first Minister Resident of Italy to Venezuela Antonio Maria Migliorati.[47]
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| Country | Beginning of formal relations | Notes |
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| 3 June 1921 | SeeAfghanistan–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 June 1921.[72]
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| 17 March 1992 | SeeArmenia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 March 1992.[278]
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| 8 May 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 May 1992.[191]
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| 16 December 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 December 1973.[151] | |
| 18 January 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 January 1973 when first Ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy Mr.Ikbal Athar presented his credentials to President Giovanni Leone.[148] Bangladesh is a huge import market for Italy. Italy has an embassy in Dhaka. Bangladesh has an embassy in Rome. | |
| 6 November 1970 | SeePeople's Republic of China – Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 November 1970.[143]In 2005, Italy and thePeople's Republic of China have celebrated the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. However, China's massive exports of textile and footwear into Italy are said to be a rising concern toItaly's economy and productivity.[283] | |
| 11 May 1992 | SeeGeorgia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 May 1992.[192]
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| 25 March 1948 | SeeIndia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 March 1948.[286]
In 2012, relations deteriorated following theEnrica Lexie Case
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| 25 June 1950 | SeeIndonesia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1950.[4]
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| 18 February 1886 | SeeIran–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 February 1886 when has been appointed first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Persia Alessandro De Rege Di Donato.[59] In 2005, Italy was the third largest trading partner of Iran with 7.5% of all exports to Iran.[293] Italy was the top trading partner of Iran in the European Union in early 2006.[294] Commercial exchanges hit 6 billion euros in 2008.[295] | |
| SeeIraq–Italy relations Iraq has an embassy inRome and Italy has an embassy inBaghdad and a consulate-general inBasra. | ||
| 13 July 1949 | SeeIsrael–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 July 1949 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Israel to Italy Mr. Shlomo Ginossar.[296]
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| 25 August 1866 | SeeItaly–Japan relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 August 1866.[53]
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| 7 March 1950 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 March 1950 when has been accredited first Chargé d'Affaires of Jordan to Italy Mr. Edmond Roch Bey.[304] | |
| 21 August 1992 | SeeItaly-Kazakhstan relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 August 1992.[195] | |
| 24 March 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 March 1992.[188] | |
| 20 November 1946 | SeeItaly–Lebanon relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 November 1946 when has been accredited first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Lebanon Mr. Adolfo Alessandrini.[306]
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| 1966 | Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1966.[310] | |
| 31 August 1957 | SeeItaly–Malaysia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 August 1957.[104]
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| 24 November 1950 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 November 1950.[94] | |
| 31 August 1959 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 August 1959.[105] | |
| 4 January 2000[313] | SeeItaly–North Korea relations | |
| 26 January 1972 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 January 1972[146] | |
| 7 April 1948 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 April 1948.[314]
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| 3 November 1946 | SeeItaly–Philippines relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 November 1946 when has been accredited first interim Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Philippines Mr. Vittorio Strigari.[317]
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| 15 February 1973 | SeeItaly–Qatar relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 February 1973[149] | |
| 10 February 1932 | SeeItaly–Saudi Arabia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 February 1932.[79] | |
| 28 October 1965 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 October 1965.[319] | |
| 24 November 1956 | SeeItaly–South Korea relations The establishment of diplomatic relations between the kingdom of Italy and the kingdom of Korea began on 26 June 1884 and the Re establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Italian republic the Republic of Korea was on November 24, 1956.[103]
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| 18 April 1950 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 April 1950.[92] Italy and Sri Lanka maintain a strong relationship dated back from 1st century.[326] | |
| 19 May 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 May 1992.[193] | |
| 3 October 1868 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 October 1868.[54]
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| 2002 | Both countries established diplomatic relations in 2002.[205] | |
| 25 September 1856 | SeeItaly–Turkey relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 September 1856 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Turkey Giacomo Durando.[47]
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| 9 June 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1992.[194] | |
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| 24 March 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 March 1992.[189] | |
| 23 March 1973 | SeeItaly–Vietnam relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 March 1973.[150]
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| 21 February 1914 | SeeAlbania–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1914 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Albania Carlo Aliotti.[66] TheKingdom of Italy supportedAlbanian Declaration of Independence in 1912.
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| 1 February 1995 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 February 1995.[335] Italy is represented in Andorra through its embassy inMadrid (Spain) and an honorary consulate inAndorra La Vella. | |
| 27 January 1867 | SeeAustria–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 January 1867 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Austro-Hungary Giulio Camillo De Barral De Monteauvrard.[39]
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| 13 April 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1992.[190] | |
| 24 February 1851 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 February 1851 when has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Belgium Alberto Lupi Di Montalto.[39]
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| 1 February 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 February 1993.[198]
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| 25 July 1879 | SeeBulgaria–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 July 1879.[344][57] | |
| 17 January 1992 | SeeCroatia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 January 1992.[182]
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| 12 September 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 September 1961 when the first Ambassador of Italy to Cyprus, Pietro Solari presentation of credentials.[348]
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| 24 October 1918 | SeeCzech Republic–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 October 1918.[350] | |
| 23 December 1859 | SeeDenmark–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 December 1859 when has been appointed first interim chargé d'affaires Giovanni Antonio Migliorati.[44]
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| 31 August 1991 | SeeEstonia–Italy relations
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| 6 September 1919 | SeeFinland–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 September 1919.[69]
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| 25 July 1861 | SeeFrance–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 July 1861 when has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to France Costantino Nigra.[44]
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| 20 April 1871 | SeeGermany–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 April 1871 when has been appointed first Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Germany Edoardo De Launay.[359]
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| 16 June 1861 | SeeGreece–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 June 1861 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Greece Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere.[45]
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| 24 June 1929 | SeeHoly See – Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 June 1929.[361] Due to the size of theVatican City State, embassies accredited to the Holy See are based on Italian territory. Treaties signed betweenItaly and the Vatican City State permit such embassages. The Embassy of Italy to the Holy See is unique amongst foreign embassages in that it is the only embassy based on its home territory. The Holy See maintains formal diplomatic relations with 176 sovereign states, theEuropean Union, and theOrder of Malta; 69 of the diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See are situated inRome, though those countries than have two embassies in the same city, since, by agreement between the Holy See and Italy, the same person cannot be accredited simultaneously to both. This is shown clearly by the fact that Italy recognizes thePeople's Republic of China, and as such, the Chinese Embassy is in Rome. However, the Vatican City State recognizes theTaiwan, and as such, Taiwan's embassy to the Holy See is also in Rome. As Italy was the first country to recognize the Holy See as a sovereign nation, their embassy was the first one established. | |
| 21 November 1920 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 November 1920 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Hungary Gaetano Caracciolo Di Castagneto.[71]
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| 15 August 1945 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 August 1945.[81]
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| 27 September 1937 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1937 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ireland Mr. Romano Lodi Fe.[367]
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| 15 May 2008 | SeeItaly–Kosovo relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 May 2008.[208] Italyrecognized Kosovo on 21 February 2008.[370][371] Italy has an embassy inPristina since 15 May 2008.[372] Kosovo will open an embassy inRome.
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| 30 August 1991 | Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on 30 August 1991.[179]
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| 11 December 1995 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 December 1995 when has been appointed Ambassador of Italy to Liechtenstein with residence in Berne Mr. Arduino Fornara.[177]
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| 30 August 1991 | Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on 30 August 1991.[180]
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| 7 February 1891 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 February 1891.[60]
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| 21 September 1964 | SeeItaly–Malta relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1964.[379]
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| 21 February 1992 | SeeItaly-Moldova relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1992.[184]
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| 25 April 1875 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 April 1875.[380]
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| 14 June 2006 | SeeItaly–Montenegro relations
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| 15 September 1859 | SeeItaly–Netherlands relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 September 1859 when has been appointed first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to the Netherlands Andrea Taliacarne.[45]
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| 16 December 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 December 1993.[200]
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| 22 March 1906 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 March 1906.[386] | |
| 27 February 1919 | SeeItaly–Poland relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 February 1919.[68]
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| 24 October 1860 | SeeItaly–Portugal relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 October 1860 when has been appointed first Chargé d'Affaires of Italy to Portugal Minerva Domenico Pes Di San Vittorio.[42] | |
| 26 December 1879 | SeeItaly–Romania relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 December 1879.[390]
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| 25 September 1856 | SeeItaly–Russia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 September 1856 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Russia Francesco Maria Sauli.[42] Russia has an embassy inRome andconsulates inGenoa,Milan andPalermo, and Italy has anembassy in Moscow, aconsulate inSaint Petersburg, two consulte generals (inEkaterinburg andKaliningrad), and two embassy branches in (Samara andVolgograd). Both countries are full members of theCouncil of Europe and theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. In 2006, Russia and Italy have signed a protocol of cooperation for fighting crime and defending civil liberties. The relationship between Russia and Italy goes back a long way. Already in the 1960s, Italy's FIAT built a car-assembling plant in the Soviet city ofTolyatti (a city named after the Italian Communist Party's secretaryPalmiro Togliatti). In the past, Russians visited Italy in great numbers. Many Russian students came to Italy each year to study in Italian universities.[395] TheSilvio Berlusconi Government (2001–2006) strengthened Italy's ties with Russia, due to his personal friendship with PresidentVladimir Putin. Cooperation extended also to the aviation sector, between Italy's Alenia and Russia's Sukhoi. Finally, for a long time Italy had the largest communist party in the Western world, with over 2 million members. .[396] Good relations ended in 2022 after the invasion of Russia in Ukraine. | |
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| 18 January 1879 | SeeItaly–Serbia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 January 1879.[56]
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| 1 January 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993.[197]
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| 17 January 1992 | SeeItaly–Slovenia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 January 1992.[183]
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| 5 May 1856 | SeeItaly–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1856 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Spain barone Romualdo Tecco.[41] Both countries established diplomatic relations after the unification of Italy. Relations between Italy Spain have remained strong and affable for centuries owing to various political, cultural, and historical connections between the two nations.
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| 23 December 1859 | SeeItaly–Sweden relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 December 1859 when has been appointed first interim Chargé d'Affaires Giov. Antonio Migliorati.[46]
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| 12 February 1860 | SeeItaly–Switzerland relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 1860 when has been appointed first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Switzerland Alessandro Jocteau.[47]
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| 29 January 1992 | SeeItaly–Ukraine relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 January 1992.[185]
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| 13 April 1859 | SeeItaly–United Kingdom relations Italy establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 13 April 1859.[44][failed verification]
Both countries share common membership of theCouncil of Europe, theEuropean Court of Human Rights,G7,G20, theInternational Criminal Court,NATO, theOECD, theOSCE, and theWorld Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have an Export and Investment Partnership,[405] and a Double Taxation Convention.[406] |
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| 4 February 1949 | SeeAustralia–Italy relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1949.[6]
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| 13 October 1972 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 October 1972.[411] | |
| 22 August 1950 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 August 1950.[2]
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Italy is part of theUN,EU,NATO, theOECD, theOSCE, theDAC, theWTO, theG7, theG20, theUnion for the Mediterranean, theLatin Union, theCouncil of Europe, theCentral European Initiative, theASEM, theMEF, theISA, theUniting for Consensus and severalContact Groups.
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