Italy–China: Tajani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi open the 12th session of the “Intergovernmental Committee”
The 12th session of the “Italy–China Intergovernmental Committee” is taking place today at Villa Madama, co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Committee is the main instrument for advancing the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” launched in 2004. Its purpose is to […]
Read morePolitical Declaration adopted at the Italy–Latin America Conference
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opened this morning the twelfth edition of the Italy–Latin America and Caribbean Conference, an event organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina) in collaboration with the Italo–Latin American International Organisation (IILA). The Conference brought together senior government representatives from the 33 […]
Read moreXII Ministerial Conference Italy – Latin America and Caribbean Ministeral – Final Declaration
The representatives of the countries participating in the 12th Italy – Latin America and Caribbean Ministerial Conference: reaffirm the deep friendship that unites Italy and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthened by solid political, human, historical, economic and cultural ties and nurtured by the sharing of the universal values enshrined in the […]
Read moreMinister Tajani on ENI-YPF talks for liquefied natural gas exports from Argentina
In his opening speech at today’s Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani referred to the importance of economic cooperation with the continent, particularly in the energy sector, which is central to the Italian and Latin American economies. In this regard, Minister Tajani referred to the ongoing contacts between ENI and YPF: “I […]
Read moreMinister Tajani inaugurates the 12th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opens today the 12th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, an event organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the International Italo-Latin American Organisation (IILA). The Conference brings together senior government officials from the 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries that are members of CELAC […]
Read moreFlotilla. Update on the return of 26 Italian nationals from Israel
The repatriation to Italy of 26 Italian nationals, who were members of the Flotilla, detained at sea in recent days by the Israeli armed forces is underway. This group agreed to sign the expulsion order and was therefore given fast-tracked departure procedures. Assisted by the Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv, the group was transferred […]
Read moreIsrael, consular visit to those detained on the Flotilla completed. The Foreign Ministry called for improved conditions of detention
After many hours, the consular visit by the Embassy of Italy in Israel to the Italian citizens detained on the Flotilla came to an end. The consular team could meet with all those detained, who were well despite being exhausted from a month at sea and two days of intense stress coinciding with the military […]
Read moreMinister Tajani meets doctors involved in healthcare initiatives for the Gaza Strip
The humanitarian situation in Gaza was the focus of a meeting this morning between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, and a delegation of international doctors, coordinated by the civic movement Avaaz, engaged in healthcare projects for the civilian population in the Strip. The delegation included Dr Tanya Ali Haj-Hassan, a Jordanian-American paediatrician specialising […]
Read moreTajani speaks with MPs departing from Israel: “We are calling for the release of all other Italians”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, has just held a telephone conversation with the four Italian parliamentarians of the Flotilla who were detained by Israel and released overnight. Senator Marco Croatti, MEP Annalisa Corrado, Deputy Arturo Scotto, and MEP Benedetta Scuderi were taken into custody while approaching the Gaza coast. Assisted by the Embassy […]
Read moreMinister Tajani attends launch event of the 25th Italian Language Week in the World
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, attended the launch event of the 25th Italian Language Week in the World. The event, scheduled for today at the National Museum of 21st Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome, will open with a musical introduction performed by students of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, […]
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