“Comunità italiana di Politica Estera” presents its first publication on the impact of the conflict in the Enlarged Mediterranean region

“Comunità italiana di Politica Estera” (Italian Foreign Policy Community), a project funded under Art. 23 bis of Italian Presidential Decree 18/1967, presented its first publication addressing the impact of the conflict in the MENA region, which is available at this link. The initiative was born from the need to promote constant dialogue between some of […]

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Tajani: “Beijing should persuade Putin to sit at the peace table. The jets? Not planned for now”

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani is in New York on a busy schedule, which included speaking at the Special Session of the UN General Assembly the day before yesterday. The Minister defined the resolution as “a text that defends Ukraine but that is above all in favour of peace”. Today Minister Tajani will […]

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Tajani: “Beijing should persuade Putin to sit at the peace table. The jets? Not planned for now” (Corriere della Sera)

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani is in New York on a busy schedule, which included speaking at the Special Session of the UN General Assembly the day before yesterday. The Minister defined the resolution as “a text that defends Ukraine but that is above all in favour of peace”. Today Minister Tajani will […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli co-chairs the 7th EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference

The 7th EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference opened today at the Farnesina, as co-chaired by the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, and the European Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala. The High-Level Conference is part of the EU-Central Asia Platform for Cooperation on Environment and Water Resources, which […]

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“Aperti per voi” returns on 24 February

The next public opening of the Farnesina Collection and Palace is scheduled for Friday 24 February. The day is part of the Italian Touring Club’s “Aperti per voi” (“Open for You”) initiative, which the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joined in 2016. During the day, it will be possible to visit not […]

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Ukraine, Ambassador Zazo: “Kiev appreciates Prime Minister Meloni’s continuous support” (Adnkronos)

Rome, 22 February 2023 – Ukraine “attaches particular importance to its relationship with Italy” and Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Kiev was an opportunity to reaffirm “the great appreciation for the continuous support” that Italy has provided since the beginning of the war. Following Prime Minister Meloni’s visit, the Italian ambassador to Kiev, Pierfrancesco Zazo, spoke […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Mama Sofia Foundation: launch of the call for scholarship applications in memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio

ROME – 22 February 2023 – Today, two years after the tragic killing of Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio, who lost his life in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo, together with Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and their driver Mustapha Milambo, the Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ettore Francesco Sequi attended […]

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In remembrance of Luca Attanasio, Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and driver Mustapha Milambo

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation dedicates a day to the memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and World Food Programme driver Mustapha Milambo, who were killed in an ambush in Congo on 22 February 2021. Two years after the tragic event, a video message by the Vice President of the […]

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Italy condemns the new launch of ballistic missiles by the DPRK

Italy strongly condemns the launch by the DPRK of an intercontinental ballistic missile on 18 February and of two short-range ballistic missiles on 20 February. Such illegal activities threaten regional and international peace and security and are a matter of grave concern. Italy reiterates its urgent and strong call on the DPRK to abandon its […]

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UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE – Launch of the call for scholarship applications in memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio (Wednesday 22 February 2023)

UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE The Foreign Ministry with the Mama Sofia Foundation: launch of the call for scholarship applications in memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio (Wednesday 22 February 2023, 10:30 a.m. live streaming)   On Wednesday 22 February at 10:30 a.m. in the Luca Attanasio Room at the Foreign Ministry, the call for scholarship applications promoted […]

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Brussels, debate on artificial intelligence and robot autonomy

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels is organising a debate on artificial intelligence and ethical implications on 22 February. Elio Tuci, Professor at the Faculty of Informatics at the University of Namur, Belgium, and Dominique Lambert, Professor of Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Nature, Philosophy of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the same University, will be […]

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Antonio Tajani ‘Weapons for the freedom of Europe, but it is difficult for us to send fighters’ (La Stampa)

Minister Antonio Tajani explains: “The relay in Kiev between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “has great significance. It shows the unity of the West and NATO in defending Ukraine’s independence.” Foreign Minister Tajani is leaving for New York, where he will attend the UN General Assembly, in a special session organised one […]

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