List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mario Draghi

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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Mario Draghi , who served as prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022. [1] [2] [3]

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Trips

2021

CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Tripoli 06 April 2021Prime Minister Draghi's state visit to Libya was his first trip outside Italy as head of the government, and the first trip outside Europe as well. Draghi visited Libya, where he met Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, seeking to strengthen ties with the Arab country. [4] The trip was described as an attempt to reduce the Turkish and Egyptian influences over Libya, following the aftermath of the civil war. [5]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Porto 07–08 May 2021Draghi travelled to Porto to attend the EU Social Summit with the other heads of state or government of the European Union. [6]
The next day he attended an informal summit between other heads of state or government of the European Union. [7]
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 18 May 2021Draghi travelled to Paris to attend the Summit on Financing African Economies at the Grand Palais Éphémère with the other heads of state or government leaders of thirty African countries. [8]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 24–25 May 2021Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the Special meeting of the European Council. [9]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Carbis Bay 11–13 June 2021Draghi travelled to Carbis Bay to attend the 47th G7 summit. [10] He met the President of the United States Joe Biden, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. [11]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels 14 June 2021Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the 2021 NATO summit. [12]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Barcelona 18 June 2021Draghi travelled to Barcelona to attend the Cercle d’Economia. He was awarded the ‘Prize for European Construction’. He met the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. [13]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Berlin 21 June 2021Draghi met with Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the European migrant crisis, in preparation for the European Council. [14]
Flag of France.svg France Marseille 02 September 2021Draghi travelled to Marseille to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron. [15]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Brdo, Ljubljana 5–6 OctoberDraghi attended an informal European Council and the EU-Western Balkans summit. [16]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Glasgow 01–12 November 2021Invited by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend as co-host of COP26, Draghi travelled to Glasgow to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [17] [18] He met the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. [19]
Flag of France.svg France Paris 12 November 2021Draghi attended an international conference on Libya. He met the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. [20]

2022

CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
Flag of France.svg France Paris 16 February 2022Draghi travelled to Paris and he attended the ‘Consultations and commitment prospects for the Sahel’ working dinner. He met the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to review the military presence in Mali. [21] [22]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 24 February 2022Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the Special meeting of the European Council about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [23]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 07 March 2022Draghi travelled to Brussels to meet the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. They discussed about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions towards Russia. [24] [25]
Flag of France.svg France Versailles 10–11 March 2022Draghi travelled to Versailles to attend an informal Meeting of EU Heads of State and Government to discuss about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the reduction of the dependency towards Russia. [26] [27]
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algiers 11 April 2022Draghi travelled to Algiers to meet Algerian president [28]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington D.C. 10-11 May 2022Draghi travelled to Washington D.C. for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions towards Russia. In the two days in Washington he made a stop on Capitol Hill for a bipartisan meeting with the leadership of Congress and speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Draghi was at the Atlantic Council to receive the Distinguished Leadership Award, awarded by the US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen.
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Jerusalem 13-14 June 2022Draghi met with the President of Israel Isaac Herzog, the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid. [29] Also visited Yad Vashem.
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestinian Authority Ramallah Draghi met with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. [29]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv, Irpin 16 June 2022Draghi met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He travelled to Kyiv by train from Rzeszów for safety reasons.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 23–24 June 2022Macron attended in Brussels a EU-Western Balkans Leaders meeting, a European Council and a Euro summit.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Schloss Elmau 26-28 June 2022Draghi attended the 48th G7 summit. Met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid 28–30 June 2022Draghi travelled to Madrid to attend the 32nd NATO Summit at IFEMA.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara 5 July 2022Draghi traveled to Ankara to discuss the Ukraine War and EU-Turkey relations with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Multilateral meetings

Mario Draghi participated in the following summits during his prime ministership:

GroupYear
20212022
UN GA September 23,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City 		September,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City
G7 11–13 June,
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carbis Bay 		June 26–28,
Flag of Germany.svg Schloss Elmau
G-20 October 30–31,
Flag of Italy.svg Rome 		October 30–31,
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Bali
NATO June 14,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 		February 25
(videoconference)
EU summit February 25–26 (videoconference),
March 25–26 (videoconference),
June 24–25,
October 21–22,
December 16–17,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 		March 24–25,
June 23–24,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
Euro summit March 25,
December 16,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 		TBD,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
EaP summitDecember 15,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 		TBD
MED9 summitSeptember 17,
Flag of Greece.svg Athens 		October 31 –
November 4,
Flag of Cyprus.svg TBD
UNCCC November 1–12,
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow 		TBD,
Flag of Egypt.svg Sharm El Sheikh
ASEM November 21–22,
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh
(videoconference) [a] 		TBD
Others 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony,
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 		2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony,
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
██ = Hosted by Italy ██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
^a Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attended in the Prime Minister's place.

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