Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday that he had tasked the secretary general of the Italian foreign ministry to summon the Iranian ambassador to Rome and that the meeting is scheduled to take place at midday.

Italian authorities demand Iran release journalist Cecilia Sala who has been kept in solitary confinement for two weeks after allegedly breaking Islamic law

ROME (AP) — Italy summoned Iran’s ambassador on Thursday to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran, as the government and opposition ramped up public pressure on the politically sensitive case.

Iran confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic", Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

ROME : Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani today summoned the Iranian ambassador over the detention of an Italian journalist in Tehran two weeks ago, demanding her release. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec 19, days after the US and Italy arrested two Iranian nationals over export violations linked to a deadly attack on American servicemen.

The case of an Italian journalist being held in Iran is "complicated", but Rome hopes to bring 29-year-old Cecilia Sala home quickly, Italy's foreign minister said on Saturday.