List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mario Draghi

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]

Summary

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Countries by number of visits:

2021

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Country Location(s) Dates Details Image
Libya Tripoli 6 April Prime 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 African 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]
Portugal Porto 7–8 May Draghi 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]
France Paris 18 May Draghi 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]
Belgium Brussels 24–25 May Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the Special meeting of the European Council.[9]
United Kingdom Carbis Bay 11–13 June Draghi 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]
Belgium Brussels 14 June Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the 2021 NATO summit.[12]
Spain Barcelona 18 June Draghi 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]
Germany Germany Berlin 21 June Draghi met with Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the European migrant crisis, in preparation for the European Council.[14]
France France Marseille 2 September Draghi travelled to Marseille to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron.[15]
United States New York City 23 September Draghi travelled to New York to attend General debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Slovenia Brdo, Ljubljana 5–6 October Draghi attended an informal European Council and the EU-Western Balkans summit.[16]
United Kingdom Glasgow 1–12 November Invited 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]
France Paris 12 November Draghi 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

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Country Location(s) Dates Details Image
France Paris 16 February Draghi 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]
Belgium Brussels 24 February Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the Special meeting of the European Council about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23]
Belgium Brussels 7 March Draghi 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]
France Versailles 10–11 March Draghi 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]
Belgium Brussels 24 March Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the extraordinary NATO summit to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Algeria Algiers 11 April Draghi travelled to Algiers to meet Algerian president [28]
United States Washington D.C. 10–11 May Draghi 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.
Israel Jerusalem 13–14 June Draghi 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.
Palestinian Authority Ramallah Draghi met with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.[29]
Ukraine Kyiv, Irpin 16 June Draghi 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.
Belgium Brussels 23–24 June Macron attended in Brussels an EU-Western Balkans Leaders meeting, a European Council and a Euro summit.
Germany Schloss Elmau 26–28 June Draghi attended the 48th G7 summit. Met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Spain Madrid 28–30 June Draghi travelled to Madrid to attend the 32nd NATO Summit at IFEMA.
Turkey Ankara 5 July Draghi traveled to Ankara to discuss the Ukraine War and EU-Turkey relations with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
United States New York City 20 September Draghi travelled to New York to attend General debate of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Czech Republic Prague 6 October Draghi travelled to Prague to attend the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community.

Multilateral meetings

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

GroupYear
20212022
UN GA23 September,
United States New York City
20 September,
United States New York City
G711–13 June,
United Kingdom Carbis Bay
26–28 June,
Germany Schloss Elmau
G-2030–31 October,
Italy Rome
NATO14 June,
Belgium Brussels
24 March,
Belgium Brussels
28–30 June,
Spain Madrid
EU summit25–26 February (videoconference),
25–26 March (videoconference),

24–25 June,
21–22 October,
16–17 December,
Belgium Brussels
24–25 March,
23–24 June,
Belgium Brussels
Euro summit25 March,
16 December,
Belgium Brussels
24 June,
Belgium Brussels
EaP summit15 December,
Belgium Brussels
TBD
MED9 summit17 September,
Greece Athens
UNCCC1–12 November,
United Kingdom Glasgow
ASEM21–22 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh
(videoconference)[a]
TBD
Others2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony,
Japan Tokyo
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony,
China Beijing
██ = Hosted by Italy ██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
^aForeign Minister Luigi Di Maio attended in the Prime Minister's place.

See also

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References

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  4. La visita di Draghi in Libia, Il Post
  5. Follain, John; Tugwell, Paul; Magdy, Mirette (6 April 2021). "Draghi Picks Libya for First Trip, Seeking Stronger Ties". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. "Commission and Portuguese Presidency announce Social Summit in Porto". European Commission. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. "Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Porto, 8 May 2021". www.consilium.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. "Il Presidente Draghi al vertice sulle economie africane a Parigi". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  9. "Special meeting of the European Council, 24–25 May". www.governo.it (in Italian). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. "Draghi: dopo fiducia subito al lavoro sui dossier internazionali G7 e G20" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  11. "Il Presidente Draghi al Vertice G7". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  12. "Il Presidente Draghi al Vertice Nato di Bruxelles". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  13. "Prime Minister Draghi's official visit to Spain". www.governo.it. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  14. "Il Presidente Draghi a Berlino". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  15. "PM Draghi meets President Macron in Marseille". www.governo.it (in Italian). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  16. "Informal meeting of the members of the European Council". www.governo.it. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  17. "COP26 World Leaders Summit". www.governo.it. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  18. Johnson, Boris [@BorisJohnson] (February 13, 2021). "Congratulations to Mario Draghi on being sworn in as Italy's new Prime Minister. I look forward to working closely with you in 2021 as we host the @G7, you host the @G20org and we co-host @COP26" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  19. "COP26, PM Draghi meets with Prime Minister of Israel". www.governo.it. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  20. "Prime Minister Draghi attends International Conference on Libya". www.governo.it (in Italian). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  21. "'Consultations and commitment prospects for the Sahel' working dinner". www.governo.it. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  22. "Sahel, Draghi all'Eliseo per il mini-vertice con Macron - Politica". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  23. "Ukraine, PM Draghi at the special meeting of the European Council". www.governo.it (in Italian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  24. "PM Draghi meets with President von der Leyen". www.governo.it (in Italian). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  25. "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  26. "Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Versailles, 10-11 March 2022". www.consilium.europa.eu. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  27. "Prime Minister Draghi in Versailles". www.governo.it (in Italian). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  28. "Il Presidente Draghi ad Algeri". 11 April 2022.
  29. 1 2 "Visita del Presidente del Consiglio Draghi in Israele e Palestina". www.governo.it (in Italian). 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-07-06.