Opening of “Sala Leanza” within the Service for Legal Affairs, in memory of Umberto Leanza

Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, inaugurated the new meeting room of the Service for Legal Affairs, Diplomatic Disputes and International Agreement devoted to the memory of Professor Umberto Leanza, emeritus Head of the Service. Umberto Leanza is known to be among the top Italian experts in […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – 11th Italy – Latin America and Caribbean Conference – 13 OCTOBER 2023

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE   On Friday 13 October, the 11th Italy – Latin America and Caribbean Conference will be held at the Farnesina. The Conference, now in its 11th edition, will be chaired by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and will bring together in Rome […]

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Israel: Foreign Affairs-Defence, more flights in place to repatriate nationals

Upon the indication of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit, in agreement with the Ministry of Defence, has immediately taken action to facilitate the repatriations of Italian travellers who remained in Israel due to the cancellation of flights and the difficulties of repatriation by […]

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Telephone conversations between Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Ahmed Attaf

Following the frequent talks held in recent days with his main regional counterparts on the Israeli crisis, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today had a telephone meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Ahmed […]

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Participation of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani in the extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Israel

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, attended today, via videoconference, an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council entirely dedicated to the situation in Israel and the region. Chaired by High Representative Josep Borrell, the 27 ministers discussed the latest developments surrounding the Hamas attack on […]

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“A Night at the Museum” in Beijing

The Italian Embassy in Beijing and the Italian Cultural Institute organised “A Night at the Museum” a few days ago, where visitors were able to attend the exhibition “The Light of Ancient Roman Civilization: Masterpieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples”, held at the China World Art Museum in Beijing. More than 200 people […]

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Mission of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to Egypt

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Egypt. In Cairo, he will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al Sisi and his counterpart Sameh Shoukry. The talks will focus on the situation in Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks. “Egypt is a great […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE ARRIVAL OF THE THIRD MILITARY REPATRIATION FLIGHT FROM ISRAEL TO PRATICA DI MARE (Pratica di Mare, 10 October 2023)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE ARRIVAL OF THE THIRD MILITARY REPATRIATION FLIGHT FROM ISRAEL TO PRATICA DI MARE (Pratica di Mare, 10 October 2023) A third military plane activated at the request of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the coordination of the Italian Ministry of Defence, which is bringing back to Italy nationals who wished […]

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World and European Day against the Death Penalty (10 October 2023)

On the occasion of the World and European Day against the Death Penalty, Italy would like to reiterate its firm, unconditional opposition to the death penalty — a cruel, inhuman, degrading punishment that denies human dignity and has no added value in terms of security and crime deterrence, while making every miscarriage of justice fatally […]

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Government communications on the situation and prospects in the Middle East following the Hamas attacks against Israel

On Tuesday 10 October, at 1pm, the Chamber of Deputies will hold the Government communications on the situation and prospects in the Middle East following the attacks by Hamas against Israel

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Workshop, trengthening local digital ecosystems in Africa

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, THE Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will co-host a workshop in Rome, Italy on the 20th of October 2023 about “Digital for Development “. The objective of the day is to bring together diverse perspectives in view of understanding […]

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Foreign Minister’s commitment to the return of compatriots from Tel Aviv

A third military plane activated at the request of the Foreign Ministry, with the coordination of the Ministry of Defence, to bring back to Italy the Italian nationals who wanted to leave Israel, will land at Pratica di Mare at 6 pm today. Two other military planes landed this morning. From the outset the Ministry […]

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