INFORMATION NOTE – DE SANCTIS AWARD (8 June 2021, at 15:00)

On Tuesday 8 June 2021, at 15:00, the first De Sanctis Europa Award will be held at the Foreign Ministry, with an opening address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio. Recipients of the Award – granted to outstanding European cultural, scientific and literary figures – will be the conductor, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio attended the ceremony for the 207th Anniversary of the Arma dei Carabinieri

On June 5, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended the ceremony for the 207th Anniversary of the Arma dei Carabinieri, a national law enforcement agency committed to ensuring  lawfulness, security, justice and democracy for citizens in Italy and abroad.  

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Minister Luigi Di Maio’s address at the press Conference to launch the 20th International Food Exbition Cibus 2021

On Monday, 7 June 2021 at 14:30, the press conference to launch the 20th International Food Exhibition Cibus 2021 will be streamed live on www.esteri.it. The programme includes speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio; the President of ICE-Agenzia, Carlo Ferro; the President of Federalimentare, Ivano Vacondio; the President of Fiere di Parma, Gino Gandolfi; and the […]

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Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Italy expresses satisfaction at the renewal of the IRINI mandate

Italy warmly welcomes the renewal for another year of the mandate of the EU Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI by the UN Security Council, via the extension of Resolution 2292 of 2016. Pursuant to that Resolution, IRINI will be able to continue operating for compliance with the arms embargo on Libya, contributing concretely to the implementation […]

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Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chico Forti case

Referring to a number of articles that have appeared today in some national newspapers in relation to the case of the transfer from the United States to Italy of the Italian prisoner Enrico Forti, this Ministry wishes to clarify that there has been no “loss” of documentation. The transfer to Italy of Mr. Forti is […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Sudan: Update on the situation of the Italian detainee Marco Zennaro

Mr. Marco Zennaro has been detained in Khartoum since 1 April, following allegations of fraud made by his business partners. The Italian Embassy in Khartoum has been following the case constantly, from the beginning, with regular consular visits to the detained Italian citizen (over 60 visits, to date, since 1 April) and keeping permanently in […]

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REMINDER INFORMATION NOTE – PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH CIBUS 2021 (7 June 2021, 14:30)

On Monday, 7 June 2021 at 14:30, the press conference to launch the 20th edition of the International Food Exhibition Cibus 2021 will be held at the headquarters of the ICE Agency and streamed live on www.esteri.it. The programme includes speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio; the President […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 04 June: latest news from the world

MOROCCO –  AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN ANFIA AND AMICA A collaboration agreement has been signed between ANFIA (the National Association for the Automobile Industry) and AMICA (Association Marocaine pour l’Industrie et la Construction Automobile) for the development of their supply chains and production ecosystems in Italy and Morocco. The meeting was attended by the ANFIA DG, […]

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Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio

Minister Di Maio received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the Court’s intense international activity, also conducted with the support of the Embassy network, first and foremost in terms of the Court’s bilateral cooperation with other countries’ Supreme Courts.

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation

The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation (Federazione Internazionale Pasticceria Gelateria e Cioccolateria, FIPGC), represented respectively by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano and President Roberto Lestani, was held this morning.   The Protocol regulates the […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation

The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation (Federazione Internazionale Pasticceria Gelateria e Cioccolateria, FIPGC), represented respectively by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano and President Roberto Lestani, was held this morning.   The Protocol regulates the […]

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Italy opens a National Innovation Centre in Silicon Valley

This summer Italy will open its first overseas National Centre for Innovation and Culture in the United States, as an experimental model that can be replicated in other countries. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation following a proposal by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Consulate General […]

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