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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Meeting of Minister Luigi di Maio with the UN Special Envoy for Libya, Jan Kubiš

On 12 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met UN Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubiš at the Foreign Ministry. During the meeting, Italian support for UN action in Libya was confirmed. The talks also focused on the institutional transition and the importance of the electoral calendar. Finally, the central […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Minister of Southern Italy and Territorial Cohesion, Mara Carfagna

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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COVID-19: Sereni, strengthening global commitment against the pandemic

Increasing global vaccine production, promoting industrial cooperation, fostering the development of production capacities to ensure local demand for tests, treatments and vaccines to fight and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the key elements for increasing equitable distribution of vaccines, together with the urgent need to ensure fully operational supply chains, highlighted during […]

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COVID-19: Sereni, strengthening global commitment against the pandemic.

Increasing global vaccine production, promoting industrial cooperation, fostering the development of production capacities to ensure local demand for tests, treatments and vaccines to fight and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the key elements for increasing equitable distribution of vaccines, together with the urgent need to ensure fully operational supply chains, highlighted during […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Heiko Maas

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Heiko Maas. Declarations to the press at the end of the meeting will follow. Online streaming available on www.esteri.it and on the Facebook account of the Ministry.  

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio receives the COP26 President Alok Sharma at the Foreign Ministry

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received today at the Foreign Ministry the President of COP26, Alok Sharma, for a meeting focusing on the priorities of the UK-Italy partnership on COP26, six months ahead of the Climate Change Conference and within the framework of the “parallel” G7 and G20 presidencies. […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio meets with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Foreign Office with his Lithuanian counterpart, Gabrielius Landsbergis. The two ministers took stock of the excellent state of bilateral relations, agreeing on the opportunity to further deepen political dialogue and strengthen economic cooperation, also by promoting partnerships between businesses from […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with the CoP26 President Alok Sharma

Today, at the Foreign Ministry, Minister Luigi Di Maio met with the CoP26 President Alok Sharma for an exchange of views on the UK-Italy partnership ahead of the CoP26 Summit.Read the press release here  

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Information note – Meeting between Minister Di Maio and the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas

On Wednesday, 12 May 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will meet the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.At the end of the meeting, both Ministers will make brief statements, which can be followed by representatives of the press at 15.30 in live streaming on the Facebook page of the […]

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Di Stefano inaugurates the Italy-Minas Gerais Business Forum

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has inaugurated today the Italy-Minas Gerais (Brazil) Business Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte and the Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with Confindustria, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Minas Gerais and the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais, with the support of the State Government. […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano inaugurates the Italy-Minas Gerais Business Forum (Brazil)

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has inaugurated today the Italy-Minas Gerais (Brazil) Business Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte and the Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with Confindustria, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Minas Gerais and the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais, with the support of the State Government. […]

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