Overview
- The president delivered his remarks on January 22 at the Quirinale to winners of the Segretari di Legazione competition, the entry step in Italy’s diplomatic career.
- He cautioned that canceling shared rules risks a return to barbarism and urged safeguarding the post–World War II path of multilateral norms.
- He said Italy’s diplomatic action is inseparable from the European Union and called protecting its cohesion and prestige a form of national interest.
- He instructed the new diplomats to serve the Constitution’s values, citing peace, cooperation among peoples, human dignity, and fundamental rights.
- He described the international landscape as particularly difficult and until recently unpredictable, noting Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had just outlined Italy’s objectives.