Summoning of Russian Ambassador Alexey Paramonov

At the direction of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy was summoned to the Farnesina today regarding the decision by the Russian Federation Authorities to include RAI journalist Stefania Battistini and cameraman Simone Traini in the international wanted list. […]

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Speech by Minister Antonio Tajani at the 84th International Congress of the Dante Alighieri Society

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will give a speech at the 84th International Congress of the Dante Alighieri Society, entitled “Italiano, luce nel mondo” (Italian, light in the world). Minister Tajani will dialogue with the President of the Dante Alighieri Society, Andrea Riccardi, on the topic […]

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Istanbul – Montella and Santarelli at the Italian Sports Day

Respect, passion, fair competition and team spirit. These are the values promoted during the first ‘Italian Sports Day in the World’ also celebrated in Istanbul. The protagonists of the event were Vincenzo Montella and Daniele Santarelli, coaches of the Turkish national football and women’s volleyball teams, and two successful icons of Italian sport in Turkey. […]

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Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

The European Union strongly condemns the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia. This transfer is a direct threat to European security and represents a substantive material escalation from the provision of Iranian UAVs and ammunition, which Russia has used in its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. It comes in the midst of […]

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Deputy Prime Minister Tajani and Minister Abodi present the new Italian Sports Day in the World

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and Minister for Sport and Youth Affairs, Andrea Abodi, will preside the launching event of the First Edition of “Giornata dello Sport Italiano nel Mondo” (Italian Sports Day in the World)’, to be held tomorrow at Villa Madama at 11.00 am. […]

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Tajani on sport: “A unique showcase for our country. The games and the values they embody are just beautiful” (La Gazzetta dello Sport)

He has always loved sport, but now as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), as well as Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, Antonio Tajani has sought to fully exalt sport’s diplomatic potential, the value that an evenly matched competition can have in the collective imagination of those who watch our country from […]

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Doha – Conference on Combating Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

The third edition of the international conference on combating the illicit trafficking in cultural property, organised by the Qatar National Library in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy in Doha, as well as the Embassies of France and the United States, closes today with its fourth day of activities. The event, which has seen Italy […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Question Time session at the Senate of the Republic

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time at the Senate of the Republic.

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Prague celebrates Italian Sports Day

The Embassy of Italy in Prague today is hosting at its headquarters the presentation ceremony of the “Italian Sports Day in the World” for the Czech Republic. The initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and CONI, is aimed at “promoting Italian excellence, districts and industries […]

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Norway, institutional visit to Oslo by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, concluded.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, concluded yesterday a three-day institutional visit to Norway. The core of the mission was the bilateral consultations with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Varteressian, during which bilateral relations and key international issues were thoroughly discussed. The Deputy Minister also […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Antonio Tajani and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani today held a first telephone conversation with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha. “I assured Sybiha that the Italian Government firmly supports the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. We will stand by Kiev until […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies.

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