Open Government Week 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the Open Administration Week (SAA 17-21 May 2021), promoted by the Department of Public Administration to coincide with the Open Government Week to be held worldwide. The OGW was established by the Open Government Partnership (OGP) an international initiative designed to engage all governments in promoting transparency, empowering […]

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Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Solá

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Felipe Solá. The two Ministers took stock of the excellent state of bilateral relations, characterised by a close historical and cultural bond. In Argentina, there is […]

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Joint statement from Italian Minister For Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani and Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry from his visit to Rome

Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani, Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry met on May 13, 2021, in Rome. They released the following statement:  We resolved to work closely together over the next months toward a successful meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN […]

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Deputy Minister Della Vedova at the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers

On 13 May, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova took part in an informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, with the participation of their counterparts from Albania and Northern Macedonia. The focus of the virtual meeting was an exchange of views on the domestic and regional dynamics in the Western Balkans and on strategies to optimise […]

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Deputy Minister Della Vedova took part in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers with their counterparts from Albania and North Macedonia

On 13 May, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova took part in an informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, with the participation of their counterparts from Albania and Northern Macedonia. The focus of the virtual meeting was an exchange of views on the domestic and regional dynamics in the Western Balkans and on strategies to optimise […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Felipe Solá. The two Ministers took stock of the excellent state of bilateral relations, characterised by a close historical and cultural bond. In Argentina, there is […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 14 May: breaking news from around the world

Webinar on “Maritime Infrastructures: environmental sustainability and public health challenges”. The Consulate General of Italy in Miami has organized a Webinar on “Maritime Infrastructures: environmental sustainability and public health challenges” that will be held on 18 May 2021, at 17:00 Italian time. The webinar is presented in collaboration with the British Consulate in Miami and […]

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Memorandum of understanding signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry for the South – Statement by Minister Di Maio

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, meets today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Minister for Southern Itay and Territorial Cohesion, Mara Carfagna. MoU between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry for the South and Territorial Cohesion Explanatory note to the Memorandum of Understanding Watch press statements>>  

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Minister Luigi Di Maio’s meeting with the US President’s Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry

Minister Luigi Di Maio met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the US President’s Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry.  

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França

On 12 May 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França. The talks focused on the bilateral relations between Italy and Brazil, support for Italian companies in Brazil, the fight against Covid19, cooperation and the upcoming […]

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Della Vedova meets Swiss State Secretary Livia Leu

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the Foreign Office with Swiss State Secretary Livia Leu. The meeting focused on bilateral relations – in particular, the promotion of language and culture in the world and scientific cooperation – as well as relations between the European Union and Switzerland and the negotiations on the Institutional […]

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Della Vedova signs with Swiss State Secretary Leu the renewed framework agreement for the mutual recognition of driving licences

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the Foreign Office with Swiss State Secretary Livia Leu. The meeting focused on bilateral relations – in particular, the promotion of language and culture in the world and scientific cooperation – as well as relations between the European Union and Switzerland and the negotiations on the Institutional […]

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