EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has requested to extend the mandate of former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio as Special European Union Envoy for the Gulf region for another two years in a letter to the 27 member States,

The importance of boosting the European Union's international role was stressed in a meeting between Premier Giorgia Meloni and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas,

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents.

The European Union could begin lifting sanctions on Syria if the war-torn country's new rulers take steps to form an inclusive government that protects minorities, the bloc's top diplomat said Friday.

with the drafting of a new constitution and Syria's economic recovery on the agenda. The EU's foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, was expected in Rome for the meeting. glr/ams/gv

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

Top Western and Middle East diplomats and ministers met to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s removal.

[Kaja Kallas on X] European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting ...

and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, pose for a family photo during a meeting, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Rome's Villa Madama, on the situation in Syria ...

The European Union could begin lifting sanctions on Syria if the war-torn country's new rulers take steps to form an inclusive government that protects minorities, the bloc's top diplomat said Friday.

and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, pose for a family photo during a meeting, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Rome's Villa Madama, on the situation in Syria ...

The European Union is in talks to revive a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah following the announcement of the