Minister Luigi Di Maio’s speech at the launch event of “Made in Italy Days”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, takes the floor at the launch event of the “Made in Italy Days”, an initiative to enhance Italian digital exports. The event, jointly promoted by the Farnesina with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and Amazon, is aimed to enhance Made in Italy in eight […]

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Presentation event of the 23rd Triennale di Milano International Exhibition

Today, Monday, 30 May 2022, the International Conference Hall of the Farnesina hosted the presentation of the program of the 23rd Triennale di Milano International Exhibition “Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries” which is scheduled to run from 15 July to 11 December 2022 at the Triennale. The Triennale di Milano International Exhibition, which will be celebrating the 100th anniversary from its […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement: On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the test of yet another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on May 25, 2022, by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). […]

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Minister Di Maio’s speech at the presentation of the 23rd Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, takes the floor at the presentation of the 23rd Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano, called “Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries”. Following the Minister’s opening remarks, speakers will include the President of the Triennale di Milano, Stefano Boeri, the Secretary General of the […]

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Law of the Sea, forty years since Montego Bay Convention

“Mare liberum, mare clausum. Forty years since the Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea” is the title of the conference that will be held on 27 and 28 May in Venice, in the evocative setting of the “Antico Arsenale” (Old Arsenal), and then on the Island of San Servolo, for the opening […]

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Telephone conversation between Secretary General Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi and his French counterpart Ambassador François Delattre

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, had a telephone consultation today with the Secretary General of Quai d’Orsay, Ambassador François Delattre, as scheduled in the Quirinal Treaty. Ambassador Sequi expressed satisfaction with the frequent bilateral consultations following the signing of the Quirinal Treaty. Ambassadors Sequi and Delattre discussed the situation in […]

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Deputy Minister Sereni chairs National Council for Development Cooperation meeting

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the eighth meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation (CNCS), the body that gathers 54 major public and private, “profit” and “non-profit” stakeholders operating in the sphere of international development cooperation. The CNCS is the main instrument of participation, consultation and proposal introduced under Law no. 125/2014, which reformed […]

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​Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Azerbaijan Ambassador in Rome, Mammad Ahmadzada

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Rome, Mammad Ahmadzada. The Secretary General expressed satisfaction with the quality and intensity of bilateral relations between Italy and Azerbaijan, as confirmed by the conversation between Prime Minister Draghi and President Aliyev last March and by Minister […]

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Secretary General, Ambassador Sequi, attends the Plenary Meeting of the Experts for Security – Joint Statement

The General Assembly of the Experts for Security Abroad – the network of 52 members including Chiefs of the State Police and Officers of the Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza present in Italian Embassies and accredited in 79 Countries around the world – ends today in Rome at the Interagency Law Enforcement Academy of Advanced […]

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Singapore: Rimorchiatori Mediterranei acquires two local harbour towage companies

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has approved the acquisition by the Italian company Rimorchiatori Mediterranei (RMED) of Keppel Smit Towage Private Limited (KST) and MAJU. Upon closing the deal, which is expected to take place by summer, Rimorchiatori Mediterranei – a subsidiary of Rimorchiatori Riuniti Group and owned by DWS of the […]

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Brazil – Saipem-Petrobas Contract to inspect ultra-deepwater oilfields with subsea drone

Saipem won a Petrobas and Shell contract to use its “FlatFish” underwater drone to carry out inspections of two ultra-deepwater oilfields off the coast of Brazil. Developed by Saipem under a Shell licence, “FlatFish” is an autonomous remotely controlled subsea vehicle that can carry out complex inspections of a vast array of underwater energy infrastructures. […]

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“Wonders. Scopri l’Italia delle meraviglie” is launched

The Italian Embassy at the Holy See hosted the presentation of “Wonders. Scopri l’Italia delle meraviglie” (Wonders. Discover marvellous Italy), a new initiative by the Autostrade per l’Italia motorway network that will help motorway travellers rediscover the cultural, naturalistic and food and wine heritage of our country. This multi-channel platform gathers contributions from partners like the Italian National Commission […]

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