Note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Ethiopia

Italy is extremely concerned by the further deterioration of the security environment in Ethiopia over the last few days, which represents a serious risk for the stability of the country and the wider region. Italy calls upon all parties involved to immediately stop the fighting and start genuine and credible negotiations, for the sake of […]

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Sereni, enhancing sustainable cotton production in Burkina Faso

Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni participated in a video message at Expo Yeelba, a festival dedicated to promoting Burkina Faso’s cotton-textile chain. In the presence of some 250 participants, including the Burkinabé Foreign Minister, Alpha Barry, the Italian Ambassador, Andrea Romussi, and the EU Special Representative for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, the event made it possible to promote Faso Danfani (a traditional […]

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Ceremony commemorating the fallen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Colonies during the First World War (4 November 2021)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, accompanied by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, went today to the Palazzo della Consulta to commemorate – together with the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio – the fallen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Colonies during the […]

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CDP Group and the Foreign Ministry launch Business Matching, a digital platform designed to support the growth and internationalisation of Italian businesses abroad

Starting next year, the platform, dedicated in particular to SMEs, will initially target the main Asian markets and then be extended to other countries, based on the priorities set by the Steering Committee for Internationalisation coordinated by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Economic Development   Rome, 3 November 2021 – From today, Italian […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will participate in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies today at 15:00.

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Minister Di Maio attends the G20 Summit

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended the G20 Summit, on the sidelines of which he held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the United States, China, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil and the Russian Federation. Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken Minister Luigi […]

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Media Freedom Coalition on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Every year many journalists and media workers get killed simply for covering the news and sharing information with a wider audience.  Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we pay tribute to all journalists and media workers who have been targets of intimidation, violence or arbitrary detention have even been […]

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Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the second edition of the Ecam summit

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke at the opening of the second edition of the Ecam summit. The Minister recalled that multilateralism is at the heart of Italy’s G20 Presidency and co-presidency with the United Kingdom of COP26, as it is essential for the global health response to Covid-19 […]

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Agreement between the European Commission and the US Administration on duties on steel and aluminium imports from EU countries

The European Commission and the US Administration announced that they have now reached an agreement to jointly address the issue related to the duties on imports of steel and aluminium from EU countries, applied by the United States under the so-called Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, which had started from March 2018. On […]

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Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergej Lavrov

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergej Lavrov. The situation in Libya and Afghanistan, and the state of bilateral relations were the central topics of the meeting. With reference to Libya, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio met the Secretary for Foreign Relations of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubòn

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Secretary for Foreign Relations of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubòn. This meeting follows the bilateral meeting, which was held last June in Bari-Matera, on the sidelines of the Foreign-Cooperation Ministerial G20 meeting. First of all, the Minister expressed his satisfaction […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with his South African counterpart, Naledi Mandisa Pandor.

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