Joint Statement on Afghanistan

Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Geneva on December 16, 2024 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan […]

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2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference: new website online.

The new website of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) is online, where all the information on the event that Italy will host in Rome on 10 and 11 July 2025 will gradually be made available. The Conference continues the annual series of high-level political events dedicated to the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine started in […]

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EUR 115 million contributions approved for emergency initiatives

Within the framework of humanitarian development cooperation interventions, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, has approved financial contributions for a total value of over EUR 115 million for emergency initiatives. More than EUR 66 million are earmarked for initiatives in Africa, particularly in response to climate change – […]

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Discovering Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s photographic collections

For the “Le carte e la memoria” column, we are going to explore a photographic collection kept at the Historical Diplomatic Archive of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. It is the Photographic Archive of the Undersecretariat of State for Albanian Affairs, a collection consisting of about 7000 photographs contained in 66 […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli addresses the annual meeting of the Directors of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency

Today, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, took part in the Annual Meeting of the Directors of the Foreign Offices of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), as part of the “AICS Directors’ Days”. In addressing the Panel “Italian Development Cooperation and the Mattei Plan”, Cirielli thanked the […]

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Joint statement from the Tallinn Mechanism – Donors accumulate 200 million euros for Ukraine’s resilience in cyberspace

Ukraine has withstood Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion for over 1000 days. This war does not only take place in the trenches but also in cyberspace; it confrms that cyberattacks are an integral part of 21st century confict and warfare, and cybersecurity is a crucial dimension of the overall resilience of society. Thanks to Ukraine’s own […]

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Tajani – Without the US, no agreement can be reached. We can bridge the gap together with Washington (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani shakes his head. He sighs. “Without America, Europe cannot do anything useful for the truce in Ukraine.” In a room on the second floor of a hotel in the centre of Brussels, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs picks up a pen and starts writing on a blank sheet of paper. On the […]

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Minister Tajani’s meetings in Brussels

Following the European Summit with the Western Balkan countries, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a series of meetings in Brussels dedicated to the questions of EU enlargement and to the work of the new Commission with the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic; the President of the […]

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Africa, AICS Overseas Office Directors Gather in Rome

Today in Rome, at the headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the Annual Meeting of the Directors of AICS Offices abroad opens (19-21 December 2024). It will provide an opportunity for discussion and updating on cooperation issues. Africa will be at the centre of the debate, with spaces for reflection and debate on […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi in Milan for the conclusion of the States General of Diplomacy

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, participated in Milan, on behalf of Minister Tajani, in the conclusion of the States General of Diplomacy 2024 – XVII Conference of Italian Ambassadors. This morning, the Undersecretary chaired the event “Finance and Diplomacy at the service of the growth of the Italian […]

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Jakarta, “Fabrica. Italian Textile Style and Innovation”

The exhibition “FABRICA. ITALIAN TEXTILE STYLE AND INNOVATION”, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, offers an engaging display that presents historical, technical, and productive aspects of Italian textile manufacturing to an international audience. It features modular elements with images, texts, and interactive experiences. Conceived by CMS Cultura, designed by architect […]

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Rome – Undersecretary Silli attends ceremony to return archaeological artefacts to the Mexican authorities

Italian Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli took part today in the ceremony to return to the Mexican authorities about a hundred pre-Columbian archaeological artefacts seized in Italy by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The ceremony was also attended by the Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Teresa Mercado Pérez, the Commander […]

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