Italy reopens its embassy in Kyiv

The Italian embassy in Ukraine, transferred in March from kyiv to Lviv for security reasons, reopened in the capital on Monday.

The announcement was made by the local press, which recalls that like other Western countries, Rome had decided at the beginning of March to close its embassy in kyiv “given the deterioration of the security situation”.

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday that Ambassador Pier Francesco Zazo had arrived in kyiv and that the Italian representation would be “fully operational again from Monday”.

“It is the symbol of an Italy that does not waste time, that does not stop believing in diplomacy and constantly seeks peace,” he added.

On its website, the embassy specifies that its services remain limited to assistance to businesses, to Italian nationals and to the issuance of emergency travel documents. Visa applications remain suspended.