Belloni: «Goodbye, colleague and friend. We are proud of you» (Corriere della Sera)

The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci have fallen victim to a level of violence that we can neither understand nor accept. A diplomat and a Carabiniere died together, in a distant country where they were working at the service of Italy. Yesterday, I did not express […]

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Statement by Minister Luigi Di Maio

It is with great dismay and immense sorrow that I have learnt of the death, today, of our Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and of a Carabinieri policeman. Two servants of the State who have been violently snatched from us in the performance of their duty. The circumstances of this brutal attack are […]

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Minister Di Maio attends the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio will attend the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.The meeting will focus on major international current events. The agenda includes the situation in Myanmar, EU-Russia relations, the latest developments in Hong Kong and strengthening the common security and defence policies. The Ministers will also […]

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Minister Di Maio attends the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio will attend the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. The meeting will focus on major international current events. The agenda includes the situation in Myanmar, EU-Russia relations, the latest developments in Hong Kong and strengthening the common security and defence policies.  The Ministers […]

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Italy strongly condemns the assassination attempt against the Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bashagha

In expressing its solidarity to Minister Bashaga, and the members of his staff, Italy calls on all Libyan actors to abstain from any actions capable of jeopardising the pathway towards the stabilisation of the country, as outlined by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum with the appointment of the members of the transitional unified executive authority […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 19 February: breaking news from around the world

SMEs – WEBINAR SPONSORED BY ICE, OICE AND EIB ON FINANCING AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Ice-Agenzia – in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Association of Italian Engineering, Architecture and Technical and Economic Consultancy Organisations (OICE) – is engaged in organising a webinar, on 23 February 2021, on the financing and procurement opportunities offered […]

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Message by Minister Di Maio on the occasion of the Presentation of the 4th Action Plan implementing the “Women, Peace and Security” Agenda organised by Rome’s “La Sapienza” University

Promoting women’s empowerment and the gender perspective is a priority of Italian foreign policy. Our country has guaranteed its immediate support to Resolution 1325, unanimously adopted in 2000 by the Security Council and establishing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, and aims to take a leading role in all major international fora to promote […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 17 February: breaking news from around the world

Webinar on “Energy efficiency of buildings:  global, trends, tools, strategies and decarbonisation” The Permanent Representation of Italy to the International Organisations in Paris, in collaboration with ENEA, is organising a series of thematic webinars to promote awareness of the work of the International Energy Agency (IEA), of which Italy is a member, and encourage dialogue […]

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G5 Sahel Summit of Heads of State

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today in the 7th Summit of the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel countries (Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad), held in virtual mode and attended by the main international and regional partners of the G5S. In his address, the Foreign […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 16 February: breaking news from around the world

CHINA – ‘FLORENTIA VILLAGE’ OPENS IN CHONGQING  The Florentia Village has recently been inaugurated in Chongqing. It currently is the seventh investment project in China by the Italian real-estate group RDM-Fingen, after Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu and Hong Kong. The Chongqing complex which, when completed, will occupy an area of 60,000 square metres, is […]

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Minister Di Maio held telephone talks with the UN Secretary-General’s new Special Envoy on Libya, Ján Kubiš

On February 16, 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the UN Secretary-General’s new Special Envoy on Libya, Ján Kubiš, to discuss Italian support for UN action in Libya, appreciation for the election of the Libyan unified executive authority and support to the IRINI mission in the […]

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Iraq, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the attack against the base of the International Coalition against Daesh in Erbil.

Italy condemns the rocket attacks against a base of the International Coalition to Combat Daesh in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan), which caused the death of an employee of the base and the wounding of numerous soldiers and civilians.   We express our solidarity with the victim’s family and wish those involved in the attack a prompt […]

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