Tajani opens Italy/FAO/MED9 meeting on Hormuz blockade and implications for energy and fertilisers

Italian Foreign Minister Tajani opened a ministerial meeting with the FAO and MED9 on the implications of the Hormuz Strait blockade and its impact on energy and fertilizer supplies. The meeting aims to coordinate operational responses and mitigation measures to ensure food and fertilizer supplies, particularly for vulnerable countries, and to address broader global economic and social stability concerns. The escalating Middle East crisis has displaced 24.6 million people, creating urgent humanitarian needs.