Italian Economic Diplomacy 01 March: breaking news from around the world

JAPAN – WEBINARS ON THE INITIATIVES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EU-JAPAN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation has organised a busy calendar of events, starting on Tuesday 2 March, in relation to the implementation of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The EPA, which entered into force on 1 February 2019, promotes the […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Arch. Mons. Gallagher

Today, in the Vatican City, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Arch. Monsignor Gallagher, within the framework of the bilateral consultations between Italy and the Holy See, a consolidated process for a wide-ranging exchange of views on key issues of the […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with the UN Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, received the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš. The Minister reiterated his full support for UNSMIL and the Special Envoy and expressed his strong appreciation for the results achieved by the appointment of a new unified executive authority, hoping for a consolidation […]

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Congo: Foreign Ministry, the request to bolster security limited to the presidential elections

“Two officers representing our country, the Ambassador to Kinshasa Luca Attanasio and the Carabiniere police officer Vittorio Iacovacci, lost their lives on 22 February near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, about 2,500 kilometres from the capital. This region had been classified as a high security risk area by the Foreign Ministry, also […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 26 February: latest news from around the world

SPARKLE JOINS THE OCRE PROJECT TO ACCELERATE CLOUD ADOPTION IN THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COMMUNITY Sparkle has been selected as OCRE Cloud Framework provider by GÉANT, the pan-European network and services provider for research and education. Under the agreement, Sparkle will serve as Google Cloud integrator in 27 European countries offering cloud solutions and professional services. The […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 26 February: latest news from around the world

LATIN AMERICA – WEBINAR “EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITALIAN COMPANIES IN LATIN AMERICA” The CDP (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti – Savings and Loans Fund) and CAF (Corporacion Andina de Fomento) Development Bank of Latin America are organising a webinar for 4 March from 15:00 to 17:40, entitled “Exploring Opportunities for Italian companies in Latin America”. This event is […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 25 February: breaking news from around the world

MOLDOVA – 7TH ECONOMIC FORUM OF ITALIAN AND ITALIAN-MOLDOVAN BUSINESSES The 7th Italian-Moldovan Economic Forum will be held in Chisinau, on 5 March. This annual event is an important communication platform providing information and support to companies with Italian capital operating in Moldova. The event is organised by the Italian Embassy in Chisinau, in collaboration […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 25 February: breaking news from around the world

BAHRAIN – SEEKING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS FOR THE COUNTRY’S FIRST-EVER METRO SYSTEM Bahrain has launched a tender process for selecting international partners to build the country’s metro system. The multi-million-dinar project aims to develop a rail network in the Kingdom based on a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model. To this end, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) […]

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Colombian Foreign Minister Claudia Blum

On 23 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Colombia Claudia Blum.

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the talks Mr. Blinken offered his personal condolences over the death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci.      

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Marie Tumba Nzeza

On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Marie Tumba Nzeza Accepting Italy’s request, the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo assured full collaboration with Italian investigators to shed light on the events leading to […]

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Parliamentary briefing by Minister Di Maio on the events in DRC

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, will make a statement to the Chamber of Deputies, at 9 o’clock this morning, and to the Senate, at 10.45, on the tragic events that took place in Congo on 22 February 2021, resulting in the killing of the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo […]

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