Italian Foreign Minister Cancels Paris Trip Due to French Migration Comments and Insults

Italy's foreign minister cancelled a trip to Paris after French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin criticised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's handling of migration. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called Darmanin's remarks "unacceptable". Paris later sought to ease tensions, saying it hoped Tajani's meeting with French counterpart Catherine Colonna could be rescheduled "soon". Relations between the two nations have been strained over migration, with Italy's far-right government vowing to stop boat landings and a surge in arrivals from North Africa.