Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Secretary General of the United Nations

Last evening, Minister Di Maio had a cordial telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, focused on the Ukrainian crisis and on reaffirming the pivotal points in Italy’s stand. The minister assured Italy’s full support for UN initiatives and actions, especially humanitarian efforts, stressing the priority need of a truce […]

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Diplomatic mission by Minister Di Maio to Qatar (5-6 March 2022)

On the 5th and 6th of March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, was on a diplomatic mission to Doha to reinforce the bilateral partnership, especially in the field of energy, also in the light of the developments in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The mission also included the CEO of Eni, […]

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P3+2 Statement on Libya

France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America take note of the statement of 2 March by the spokesperson of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and subsequent developments regarding the situation in Libya. We echo the UN Secretary-General’s call on all actors to refrain from actions that could undermine stability […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Statement of 04.03.2022

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 reiterate our profound condemnation of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifiable war of choice against Ukraine, enabled by the Belarussian government. Russia must immediately stop its ongoing assault against […]

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Ambassador Marrapodi on a mission to Istanbul

Over the last few days, within the framework of the talks in the first weeks of his office, the Ambassador of Italy to Turkey, Giorgio Marrapodi, went to Istanbul. During his mission he met the representatives of the Italian community recently elected in the COMITES in Istanbul and the leaders of the major Turkish companies […]

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“Federico Fellini 100”, a film festival in California

Today, March 4, a film festival of Federico Fellini’s main works has started in Berkeley, California. The event (“Federico Fellini 100“), organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco for the centenary of the artist’s birth, will run until May 14 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). The […]

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Italy-Turkey: Farnesina Secretary-General has conversation with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Faruk Kaymakci

Ambassador Francesco Sequi, Secretary-General of the Farnesina, met today, via teleconference, with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci, to discuss bilateral and European affairs, even in the light of the Ukrainian crisis. During their conversation, Ambassador Sequi and Deputy Minister Kaymakci agreed on the importance of strengthening economic and business ties between […]

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Cologne, conference on Dante and The Divine Comedy

The Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne, in collaboration with the Association Friends of the Institute, has organised a conference on Dante and The Divine Comedy. The cultural event “Dantes Welt und Dantes ich: La Divina Commedia” will be held at the Institute on 9 March (at 7 p m.). The speaker will be Paul Geyer, Director of […]

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UKRAINE: PRESS INFORMATION NOTICE

The situation in Ukraine is particularly unstable, with clashes occurring in several areas of the country. Over the past 48 hours security conditions, which were already precarious, have rapidly worsened, especially in Kyiv. As previously disclosed, on 1 March the Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit instructed all Italian nationals to leave the city by any available […]

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Ukraine. Della Vedova at UN debate: we support commission of inquiry on human rights violation

Speaking at the urgent debate of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation in Ukraine, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, once again confirmed, with the utmost firmness, that Italy condemns the Russian Federation’s unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. “We have supported Ukraine’s initiative, which called […]

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Minister Di Maio to attend NATO and G7 extraordinary meetings and Foreign Affairs Council meeting (Brussels, 4 March)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Brussels to attend the extraordinary meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers, aimed at addressing the situation in Ukraine. The meeting, summoned by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, will also be attended by the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Sweden and Finland and by the […]

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Minister Di Maio attends Working Group on Ukrainian minors

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended, together with Deputy Minister Marina Sereni, the first meeting of the Working Group for the coordination of initiatives supporting Ukrainian minors, chaired by the Minister for Equal Opportunities and Family, Elena Bonetti. According to latest UNHCR data, over one million people have […]

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