Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. The meeting focused on revitalising Transatlantic cooperation, strengthening the European Union’s international role and coordination between Italy and France on Libya, migration and the Sahel.  

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Ciatti murder; Rassoul Bissoultanov extradited to Italy

The Foreign Ministry expresses its great satisfaction for the decision of the German Judicial Authorities to hand over to the Italian Authorities the Russian citizen of Chechen origin, Rassoul Bissoultanov, considered to be the perpetrator of the brutal murder of the young Italian Niccolò Ciatti in Spain, on 13 August 2017. The extradition granted by […]

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Della Vedova visits Strasbourg for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Strasbourg today in view of the of start of Italy’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). During his visit, he will meet with the Secretary General of the CoE, […]

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Della Vedova visits Strasbourg for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Strasbourg today in view of the of start of Italy’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). During his visit, he will meet with the Secretary General of the CoE, […]

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UPDATE PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE G20 International Trade Ministerial Meeting (Sorrento – 12 October 2021)

UPDATE PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE  G20 International Trade Ministerial Meeting (Sorrento – 12 October 2021)    On Tuesday 12 October 2021, from 9.00 am, the G20 International Trade Ministers’ Meeting will take place in Sorrento (Grand Hotel Riviera), chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio. The Press Conference of the Italian Presidency of the G20 […]

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Minister Di Maio participates in the OECD ministerial meeting

Il Min. Luigi Di Maio è in missione a Parigi per partecipare alla riunione ministeriale dell’Organizzazione per la Cooperazione e lo Sviluppo Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to Paris to attend the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) ministerial meeting.   Watch the video of the Mission of Minister Luigi Di Maio […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Luigi Di Maio’s mission to Paris to participate in the OECD Ministerial Meeting

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be on a mission to Paris on 5 and 6 October to participate in the OECD Ministerial Meeting (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), which is held this year on the 60th anniversary of its foundation. The title chosen for the meeting, “Building […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has received  at the Foreign Ministry the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi. The talks have focused on the main dossiers relating to the enlarged Mediterranean region. With regard to Libya, Minister Di Maio has reaffirmed Italy’s commitment to supporting the political transition process through the achievement […]

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Teheran: Italy donates 1.2 m doses of vaccine to Iran

Italy has donated 1.2 million doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine to Iran. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tehran to illustrate to the Iranian authorities and the public our country’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19 in Iran.  “Italy’s donation […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has received  at the Foreign Ministry the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi. The talks have focused on the main dossiers relating to the enlarged Mediterranean region. With regard to Libya, Minister Di Maio has reaffirmed Italy’s commitment […]

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UPDATE Press Accreditation Note –Third Edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference (Rome, 8 October 2021 – Hotel Sheraton, Parco de’ Medici)

On Friday, 8 October 2021, the “Meetings with Africa” event will be held, as the third edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, at the Sheraton Parco de’ Medici Hotel in Rome. The event will bring together delegations from 54 African countries, representatives of the African Union and other major African regional organisations, as well as […]

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Prague: Italy guest of honour at Book Fair 2022

Italy will be guest of honour at the 2022 edition of the Prague International Book Fair (Svet knihy). The main theme will be inspired by the title of a book by Umberto Eco dedicated to the experience and theory of translation, “Saying almost the same thing”, published by Bompiani in 2003. The announcement was made […]

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