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.
Summary
Countries by number of visits:
One visit to Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland Two visits to Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, and Ukraine Three visits to Albania, Ethiopia, Japan, Qatar, Turkey, and Uzbekistan Four visits to Egypt, Germany, Libya, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom Five visits to Tunisia and Vatican City Ten visits to France and the United States Twenty-Four visits to Belgium
2022 CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails ImageBrussels3 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.Sharm El Sheikh6–7 November Prime Minister Meloni attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). She held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including British prime minister Rishi Sunak.Bali15–16 November Prime Minister Meloni attended at the 2022 G20 Summit. She held separate bilateral meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Joe Biden.Tirana6 DecemberPrime Minister Meloni attended at the 2022 EU-Western Balkans summit. She held a separate bilateral meeting with Albanian prime minister Edi Rama.Brussels15 DecemberPrime Minister Meloni attended the European Council.BaghdadPrime 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 KurdistanErbilIn Erbil, Prime Minister 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 CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails Image5 JanuaryPrime Minister Meloni attended the funeral of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square.10 JanuaryPrime Minister 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.Algiers22–23 JanuaryIn her first visit to the African continent, Prime Minister Meloni met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to improve relations between Italy and Algeria in political, cultural and energy fields. They discussed 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, she 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.Tripoli28–29 JanuaryPrime Minister Meloni met the Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and signed bilateral agreements regarding cooperation, energy and migration flows.Stockholm3 FebruaryPrime Minister Meloni met with Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm to discuss EU issues, including migration and economic policy.BerlinPrime Minister Meloni met with German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, in order to discuss the European Union state aid rules changes.Brussels9 FebruaryPrime Minister Meloni attended a one-day special European Council focused on Ukraine, economy, migration, Belgrade-Pristina negotiations, and the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake emergency response.Warsaw, Rzeszów, Przemyśl20–21 FebruaryPrime Minister 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.Bucha, Irpin, Kyiv21 FebruaryIn Kyiv, Prime Minister Meloni met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinskyi Palace. She also visited Bucha and Irpin.Delhi2 MarchPrime Minister Meloni met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu. Later, she attend the inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue.Abu Dhabi3–4 MarchPrime 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 NahyanBrussels23–24 MarchPrime Minister 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.Addis Ababa14–15 AprilIn the first trip by a Western head of government since the end of the Tigray War, Prime Minister Meloni attended 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.London27–28 AprilIn her first visit to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Meloni met with 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.Prague10 MayPrime Minister Meloni met with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President Petr Pavel.Reykjavík16 MayPrime Minister Meloni attended the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Reykjavík.Hiroshima, Miyajima18–20 May Prime Minister 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. She returned to Italy a day early to address the flood emergency in Emilia-Romagna region.Chișinău, Bulboaca1 JunePrime Minister 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.Tunis6 JunePrime Minister Meloni met with Prime Minister Najla Bouden and President Kais Saied to discuss the response to the Tunisian severe financial crisis.Tunis11 JunePrime Minister 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.Paris20 JunePrime Minister Meloni visited 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.Krems an der Donau24 JunePrime Minister Meloni attended the Europa-Forum Wachau at Göttweig Abbey. Prior to the summit, she met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.Brussels29–30 JunePrime Minister Meloni attended the European Council, focused on military and financial support for Ukraine, migration, EU relationship with China and economic policy.Warsaw5 JulyPrime Minister Meloni met with Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw. Riga, Ādaži10 JulyPrime Minister Meloni met with Latvian prime minister Krišjānis Kariņš. Then she visited Italian troops at Camp Adazi Military Base.Vilnius11–12 JulyPrime Minister 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.Tunis16 JulyPrime 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.Brussels17–18 JulyPrime Minister Meloni attended the EU-CELAC summit. She also held a bilateral meeting with Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg.Washington, D.C., Arlington27–28 JulyOn 27 July, Prime Minister 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.