North Macedonia – IRD Engineering wins tender to supervise construction work on Corridor VIII.

The Italian consultancy company IRD Engineering has signed the contract to provide construction supervision and legal consultancy services on the sections of Corridor VIII and Corridor X-D in the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia. The contract was awarded following a recently won tender. IRD Engineering was chosen for having the best offer in […]

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Meeting of Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, with Serbian Ambassador Goran Aleksić

The Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, had a cordial meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia, Goran Aleksić. During the meeting, the common commitment to strengthening cooperation between Italy and Serbia was highlighted, which will find an important opportunity for consolidation in […]

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Undersecretary Maria Tripodi attends the opening of the exhibition “La Grande Visione Italiana. Collezione Farnesina” in Singapore

The exhibition “La Grande Visione Italiana – Collezione Farnesina” (“The Great Italian Vision. Farnesina Collection”), organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy under the special curatorship of Achille Bonito Oliva, was inaugurated today in Singapore by the Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign […]

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Press Accreditation Note – Foreign Affairs – Defence Roundtable (Villa Madama 9 February 2023)

Press Accreditation Note Foreign Affairs – Defence Roundtable (Villa Madama 9 February 2023)   On Thursday 9 February 2023, a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2+2) will take place in Rome. The meeting will be attended, on […]

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Italy’s commitment to eliminate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Italy is reaffirming its unconditional commitment to the elimination of this aberrant and inhuman practice, which constitutes a serious violation of human rights and has irreversible consequences on the health and physical and psychological development of girls and young women – […]

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Tirana: “Eterna Bellezza” exhibition, between Jodice and Canova

The photographic exhibition “Eterna Bellezza. Mimmo Jodice e Antonio Canova” (Eternal Beauty. Mimmo Jodice and Antonio Canova), promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana and the National Historical Museum of Tirana, will be inaugurated on 8 February. The exhibition, which immortalises and […]

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Tajani: «We are in favour of the new EU fund to compete with the USA» (La Verità)

Minister Tajani, the week begins with a new episode in the always complicated relations between the USA and China. President Biden had the Chinese spy “balloon” shot down. Is the crisis only just beginning?   «There are very precise international rules for overflight authorisation, which have not been followed. The US legitimate decision to stop […]

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Tajani: «The attack is on the institutions, but let us now close the case. The problems are others» (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – The latest alarm sign has just arrived from the Foreign Ministry: «After those of Saturday in Bogotà, they now inform me that there are writings at the Italian embassy in Bulgaria against the 41 bis harsh prison regime». Antonio Tajani, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister representing Forza Italia, wants «neither to overdramatise […]

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Earthquake in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria

Following the violent earthquake that struck Southern Turkey and Northern Syria at 4:17 a.m. this night, the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the Italian citizens present in the country and is acting in close connection with the Italian embassies and consulates in the area to verify the conditions of […]

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UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE CEREMONY FOR THE HANDOVER OF A 300 CLASS PATROL BOAT TO THE LIBYAN AUTHORITIES AS PART OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SIBMMIL

UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Adria (RO), 6 February 2023   On Monday 6 February 2023 starting from about 6:00 p.m., in Adria (RO), at Cantiere Navale Vittoria, the ceremony for the handover of a newly built 300 class patrol boat to the Libyan authorities, as part of the European project […]

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Italy – UN Joint Press Release | Stage set in Italy to take stock on progress towards the transformation of food systems across world at critical half-way point of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030

ROME, 3 February— On behalf of The Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Antonio Tajani, announced today the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment, will take place in Rome, Italy from 24 – 26 July 2023, at […]

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Meeting between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and the Romanian Ambassador to Rome, Gabriela Dancau (03 February 2023).

Today, Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli received the Romanian Ambassador to Italy, Gabriela Dancau, to exchange views on the state of bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to intensify the bilateral political dialogue and the already excellent bilateral economic relations between Rome and Bucharest, also in […]

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