Overview
- Speaking at the Comunità di Sant’Egidio’s “Osare la pace” conference on Oct. 26, the Italian president urged sustained investment in dialogue and mediation.
- He warned of a revival of nationalism rooted in viewing other peoples as enemies and criticized the tendency to label dialogue as weakness.
- Mattarella highlighted the Sharm El‑Sheikh agreements and recent hostage releases from Gaza as fragile progress achieved through perseverance.
- He appealed for similar persistence on Ukraine, noting stalled talks and continuing suffering from Russia’s aggression.
- He praised the often unseen work of diplomats, religious leaders, peacemakers and peacekeepers, calling their contribution inestimable.