List of international prime ministerial trips made by Giuseppe Conte

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.Giuseppe Conte premier: ecco chi è il nuovo presidente del Consiglio

Summary of international trips

Number of visitsCountry8 visitsBelgium3 visitsFrance, United States2 visitsEgypt, Germany, Lebanon, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom1 visitAlgeria, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Japan, Libya, Malta, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

2018

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes CanadaLa Malbaie7–9 June 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.Il Presidente Conte al vertice G7 in Canada FranceParis15 June 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.Conte incontra Macron a Parigi GermanyBerlin18 June 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.Berlino, il Presidente Conte incontra la Cancelliera MerkelBrussels28–29 JuneConte 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.Il vertice di Bruxelles si sblocca a notte fonda: accordo di tutti i 28 leader anche sui migranti, la Repubblica BelgiumBrussels11–12 JulyConte participated to the 2018 NATO summit in Brussels. The leaders discussed about fight to global terrorism and the situation in North Africa.NATO: concluso oggi a Bruxelles il vertice dell’Alleanza, Ministero della Difesa United StatesWashington, D.C.29–30 July Conte met United States President Donald Trump at the White House. The two leaders discussed about immigration, Libyan crisis, global trade and tariffs.Conte-Trump, il premier a Washington. Sul tavolo Tap, dazi e missioni militari “Libia, serve cabina di regia Italia-Usa” AustriaSalzburg19–20 SeptemberConte participated to an informal summit of the European Council. The summit was focused on the contrast to illegal immigration.Migranti, Conte a Salisburgo per contestare i "no" dell'Europa, la Repubblica United StatesNew York City25–26 SeptemberConte 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.Conte all’Onu: no alle accuse di populismo, sovranità nella Costituzione, Il Sole 24 Ore EthiopiaAddis Abeba11–12 October 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.Conte primo leader europeo in Etiopia per celebrare la pace con l'Eritrea, la Repubblica EritreaAsmara12 October 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.Conte in Eritrea, pace stabilizzerà anche i flussi migratori, Agenzia ANSA BelgiumBrussels17–19 OctoberConte participated to a meeting of the European Council and an Africa-EU Summit. RussiaMoscow24 October Conte met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev IndiaNew Delhi29–30 October Conte met Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi TunisiaTunis2 November Conte met the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi and the Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed AlgeriaAlgeri5 November Conte met the Prime Minister of Algeria Ahmed Ouyahia United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi15 NovemberConte met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ArgentinaBuenos Aires29 November – 1 December Conte participated to the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit. LibyaBenghazi23–24 December Conte met with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.

2019

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesDavos22 January Working VisitAbu Dhabi27 January Conte met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al NahyanMuscat27 January Conte met with the Sultan Qaboos bin Said.Nicosia29 January Conte attended the EuroMed 7 summit.Beirut7 February Conte met with the president Saad Hariri.Sharm-el-Sheikh24–25 FebruaryConte attended the first-ever Arab League-European Union summit.Brussels21–22 MarchConte attended a summit about extending Article 50 in the Brexit talks.Doha3 AprilConte met with the Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.Brussels10 AprilConte attended an EU Summit over Brexit.Tunis30 AprilConte met with prime minister Youssef Chahed and president Beji Caid Essebsi.Sibiu9 MayConte attended EU summit about the future and Brexit.Hanoi5–6 JuneConte met with prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and attended at the High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN-Italy Economic Relation.Valletta14 JuneConte attended the EuroMed 7 summit.Brussels20–21 JuneConte attended a summit. JapanOsaka27–29 June Conte participated to the 2019 G20 Osaka summit. FranceBiarritz24–26 August Conte participated to the 45th G7 summit. United StatesNew York City24 SeptemberAttended General debate of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly United KingdomWatford3-4 December Conte participated to the 2019 London summit.

2020

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes TurkeyAnkara13 JanuaryConte met the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Cairo14 JanuaryConte met the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. AlgeriaAlgeri16 January Conte met the Prime Minister of Algeria Abdelaziz Djerad and the President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune. GermanyBerlinConte travelled to Berlin to attend the Berlin Summit on Libya. BulgariaSofia30 JanuaryConte met the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov. United KingdomLondon4 February Conte met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. BelgiumBrussels4 February Conte met President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel.Lisbon7 JulyGiuseppe 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.Conte a Lisbona, governo.itMadrid8 July 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.Il Presidente Conte a Madrid, governo.itThe Hague11 July 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.Recovery fund, senza esito il vertice in Olanda. Conte: "Clima ottimo ma convergenza non piena", Rai NewsBerlin13 JulyPrime Minister Conte met Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders discussed about the socio-economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.e, Meseberg, bilaterale Merkel-Conte. Cancelliera: "Su Recovery Fund troveremo intesa", la Repubblica BelgiumBrussels17–21 JulyConte took part in the European Council to decide the EU economic response to the COVID-19 recession, which deeply affected the continent.I 27 leader a Bruxelles, il big match è Italia-Olanda, Huffington Post 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.EU leaders agree on €1.82T budget and coronavirus recovery package, Politico EuropeBeirut8 SeptemberPrime 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.Il Presidente Conte a Beirut, governo.itAjaccio10 SeptemberConte 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.Conte al 7º Vertice dei Paesi del Sud dell’Ue, governo.it

Multilateral meetings Giuseppe Conte participated in the following summits during his prime ministership:

Group Year 2018 2019 2020UNGA 24–26 September, New York City 24 September, New York City 25 September,(videoconference) New York CityG7 8–9 June, La Malbaie 24–26 August, Biarritz 10–12 June,(cancelled) Camp DavidG20 30 November – 1 December, Buenos Aires 28–29 June, Osaka 21–22 November,(videoconference) RiyadhNATO 11–12 July, Brussels 3–4 December, Watford NoneMED7 29 January, Nicosia 10 September, Porticcio14 June, Valletta██ = Did not attend

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