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    Italy seeks “observer” status • Table.Briefings

    Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has now announced that Italy will participate in US President Donald Trump’s controversial Board of Peace after all, attending as an “observer.” She also distanced herself from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s criticism of the right-wing MAGA movement.

    Almut Siefert

    16. February 2026

    February 13, 2026, Addis Abeba: La presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni al secondo vertice Italia-Africa, co-presieduto al Convention Center di Addis Abeba insieme al primo ministro etiope Abiy Ahmed Ali, 13 febbraio 2026 ANSA ufficio stampa Palazzo Chigi +++ UFFICIO STAMPA PALAZZO CHIGI +++ FOTO NON IN VENDITA - DA USARE SOLO PER FINI GIORNALISTICI +++ NPK +++ .--- .An handout picture provided by Palazzo Chigi press office handout shows the italian prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the second Italy-Africa summit, co-chaired at the Addis Ababa Convention Center together with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, 13 February 2026 ANSA Palazzo Chigi press office handout +++ ANSA PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED S - ZUMAa110 20260213_zaf_a110_053 Copyright: xPalazzoxChigixPressxOfficexHandox

    Giorgia Meloni did not attend the Munich Security Conference. Instead, she was at the Italy-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (IMAGO / ZUMA Press)

    Last updated: 16. February 2026

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