Foreign Ministry – press release on the meeting of Minister Di Maio with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Today, at the Foreign Ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, received the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for a meeting focused on the importance of the multilateral trade system for relaunching the world economy in the wake of the pandemic. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s support […]

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Video message of the EU Foreign Ministers on the occasion of Europe Day

Ten years of Europe in the world, promoting peace and defending our values, together. Watch the video message of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union.  

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Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the conference “The State of the Union”

Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the 2021 edition of “The State of the Union” conference, organised by the European University Institute in Florence.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: one thousand PCs for agile working

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has purchased one thousand PCs for the agile working of its employees at the first “Consip digital auction”. The Presidency of the Council of Ministers, together with the Ministry of Economic Development, SOGEI company, the Defence General Staff, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in the […]

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Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Slovak Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Ivan Korčok

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with his Slovak counterpart, Ivan KorčokRead the press release here      

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Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Slovak Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Ivan Korčok

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with his Slovak counterpart, Ivan Korčok. During the meeting, the two Ministers discussed the numerous areas of bilateral cooperation, calling for a more regular and structured political dialogue to strengthen coordination on the main European and […]

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Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Minister for the Malian Diaspora and African Integration, Al Hamdou Ag Ilène

Yesterday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister for the Malian Diaspora and African Integration, Al Hamdou Ag Ilène. Their discussion was centred on collaboration on migration and security matters, which were the subject of a joint declaration signed by both Ministers. The Declaration is situated within the […]

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Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Libya

Concerning the accident that involved the Italian fishing boat “Aliseo” off the Libyan coast today, sources of the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs confirmed that that the captain suffered only minor injuries that do not cause concern. Investigations are underway into the circumstances of what happened.  Today’s episode nevertheless confirms the danger of the area off the […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio’s meeting with the Palestinian Foreign Minister

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Riad Malki. Minister Di Maio firstly emphasised the importance of the Palestinian electoral process and reconciliation for the consolidation of institutions and in view of a hoped-for resumption of […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio’s meeting with the Palestinian Foreign Minister

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Riad Malki. Minister Di Maio firstly emphasised the importance of the Palestinian electoral process and reconciliation for the consolidation of institutions and in view of a hoped-for resumption of […]

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Iran: Sereni, fundamental to relaunch nuclear deal

” The JCPoA, the Iran Nuclear Agreement, as the monitoring of the International Atomic Energy Agency has shown, has proved effective for nuclear non-proliferation and security in the Middle East region”, stated the Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni at the panel of the conference The State of The Union dedicated to the theme: “Engaging Iran […]

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Statement by France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on Israeli Settlements

We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the Har Homa E area of the occupied West Bank, and to cease its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Settlements are illegal under international law, and threaten prospects for a peaceful resolution […]

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