JOINT PRESS RELEASE ITALY – UK Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Policy Dialogue for Export and Investment Promotion

February 8th, 2023   The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, received today in Rome the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch. The meeting was followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (Declaration of Intent) for a Strategic Dialogue on Export and […]

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Tanzania, Roundtable against female genital mutilation

Ambassador Marco Lombardi hosted at the Residence of the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam the “United Nations International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation” event, organised together with the local UNFPA and UNICEF Delegations, as well as the AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) in Nairobi. It was a roundtable discussion on […]

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Mission to Berlin by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Edmondo Cirielli (8 February)

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Edmondo Cirielli, will travel on a mission to Berlin on 8 February to attend the opening of the Italian pavilion at the Fruit Logistica 2023 trade fair, the world’s leading event for fresh fruit and vegetable logistics and trade operators, and for institutional meetings with […]

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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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