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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a press conference in Baku with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on 4 May 2026. Official photo.

Italy’s Meloni visits Baku, talks energy cooperation with Aliyev

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas had just attended the EPC summit in Yerevan.

First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. Official photo.

Italian president visits Azerbaijan to talk ties with Aliyev and attend university inauguration

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

Sergio Mattarella participated in the opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan-Italian University, which was founded by Mehriban Aliyeva’s uncle.

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