At the "Central Asia - Italy" meeting in the "S5+1" format aimed at strengthening cooperation, the issues of establishing strategic partnership, strengthening economic and industrial cooperation in the fields of water, environmental resources and higher education were discussed.

Muslims of the Italian city of Monfalcone continue to fight against the Islamophobic administration, which prevents the religious community from holding collective prayers. By the order of the far-right party mayor, the city's Muslims have been banned from praying in two Islamic centers since November.

The Italian foreign minister criticized the Israeli sniper who shot and killed two women in a church in Gaza.