意大利外交是指意大利政府的外交政策。自1861年統一以來,意大利一直是西方世界的主要國家之一[1]。意大利的主要盟國是北約國家,歐盟成員國和G7先進國家,意大利也是這三個國際組織的創始成員。意大利和羅馬天主教會有着密切的關係,但也重視和阿拉伯世界的關係,也多次扮演調解以巴衝突的角色。意大利還是地中海沿岸地區重要的經濟體。
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