Expo 2025 Osaka. Deputy Prime Minister Tajani and Archbishop Fisichella sign agreement to host the Holy See at the Italian Pavilion

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelisation in the World, signed today at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs a Memorandum of Understanding governing the Holy See’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka inside the Italian […]

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Press accreditation note – G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria, 16-17 July 2024)

Press accreditation note G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria, 16-17 July 2024)   The G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting will be held in Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria on 16-17 July 2024. The meeting will be chaired by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio […]

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First meeting of the Italy-India Joint Working Group on Migration

The Italy-India Joint Working Group held its first meeting at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). The Group is in charge of implementing the bilateral Migration and Mobility Agreement signed by Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani with India’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on 2 November 2023. The […]

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Press accreditation note – National Conference for the creation of a Cyber Capacity Building Ecosystem – Farnesina – 2 July 2024

On Tuesday 2 July 2024, the “Conferenza Nazionale per la creazione di un ecosistema di cyber capacity building” (National Conference for the creation of a cyber capacity building ecosystem) will take place in the International Conference Room at the Farnesina. The institutional session, running from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., will be open to the […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi welcomes Zahid Rastam, Chair of the ASEAN Committee, in Rome

Italy’s Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi today received Zahid Bin Tan Sri Rastam – current Chair of the Rome Committee of Representatives of the member countries of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that has been promoting political, economic, and cultural cooperation in the region […]

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Press accreditation note – Inauguration of the Unified Patent Court seat – Milan, 1 July 2024

Press accreditation note Inauguration of the Unified Patent Court seat Milan, 1 July 2024   On Monday 1 July 2024, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Italian Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, and the Italian Deputy Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Valentino Valentini, […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi meets Spanish Secretary of State for Trade Senovilla

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, met today at the Farnesina with the Spanish Secretary of State for Trade, Maria Amparo López Senovilla. The focus of the meeting was the reform of the WTO to strengthen the multilateral trade system, the adjustment of the Generalised System of Preferences Regulation […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Cirielli on a mission to Azerbaijan with Minister of Defence Crosetto

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, went on a mission to Baku together with the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, for talks with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov. On the mission agenda, ample space was devoted to […]

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Italy participates in the 54th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States

The 54th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) opened today in Assumption, Paraguay. The event, dedicated this year to the theme “Integration and security for sustainable development”, is of greatest importance for the OAS, the main forum for regional coordination and cooperation that brings together most of the North American, Latin American […]

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Italy joins the Steering Committee of the Expo 2025 Osaka

As of today, Italy is a member of the Steering Committee of the Expo 2025 Osaka thanks to the appointment of Ambassador Mario Vattani as Commissioner for Italy in the group that will oversee the organisation of the World Expo, scheduled to take place in Osaka from 13 April 2025. The Steering Committee is made […]

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G7 Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting at the Farnesina

After a first virtual session in February, the second meeting of the G7 Anti-Corruption Working Group (G7/ACWG) – which was launched this year under the Italian Presidency – was held at the International Conference Hall of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Rome on 24 June. The work was launched on […]

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The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the blocking of Italian media outlets: “A decision that does not erase the effects of a violent, devastating and illegal war”

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation strongly condemns the Russian Federation’s decision to restrict access to broadcasts and websites of several European media outlets – including Italy’s Rai, La7, La Repubblica and La Stampa – on its territory. We regret the unjustified measure taken against the Italian broadcasters and newspapers, which have […]

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