Minister Di Maio’s mission to Doha

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio’s two-day visit to Doha, Qatar, begins today. Minister Di Maio is expected in Doha today to meet his counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, in the afternoon. Together they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Dialogue. Tomorrow, 21 December, the Minister of Foreign […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the forefront of the Foreign Investment Attraction Committee (CAIE)

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano took part in the meeting of the Foreign Investments Attraction Committee (CAIE), chaired by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Gian Paolo Manzella, and attended by the main central and local institutional players in the sector. The Committee dealt with various investment projects in Italy in detail, including some very […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 15 January: breaking news from around the world

SWITZERLAND – Angelini Pharma acquires Swiss company Arvelle Therapeutics. Italian company Angelini Pharma, part of Angelini Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Swiss pharmaceutical company Arvelle Therapeutics, responsible for the development and marketing in Europe of the new anti-seizure drug cenobamate. The agreement is worth over 950 million euros and, as emphasised […]

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The Foreign Ministry confirms its commitment to Italian exports

“The Foreign Ministry confirms its commitment to the internationalization of Italy’s business sector by obtaining from the European Commission the authorization to use 1.12 billion euros in non-refundable funds to support Italian businesses and exports. The Government has decided to make these substantial resources available to Italian businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which have […]

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Opening of the work of the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

“Italy warmly welcomes the start of the work of the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum that began yesterday in Geneva under UN auspices. The work is a crucial step in the current delicate phase of Libya’s political process because of the holding of elections in December this year, as decided by the […]

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Di Maio: “On the tenth anniversary of the Revolution, Italy stands with a democratic Tunisia”

“Today, democratic Tunisia celebrates its tenth anniversary. The Tunisian people can be proud of having achieved important results in this decade, in terms of political freedoms and individual rights, the holding of free and transparent elections, the peaceful transition of power at the highest level of the State. Democracy is for all a long and […]

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Meeting between Minister Di Maio and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Nikos Dendias

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs his counterpart of the Hellenic Republic, Nikos Dendias. During the meeting, Minister Di Maio reiterated the solidity of bilateral relations and the common interest in working together on the European agenda’s main issues and for the […]

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Meeting of Minister Di Maio with the Vice President of the Presidential Council of the GNA of Libya Ahmed Maitig

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met today the Vice President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord of Libya, Ahmed Maitig at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina).   The meeting’s focus was the latest developments in Libya and in-depth exchange of views on the country’s prospects, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participated in the round table on the transition to clean energy “COP26 Clean Power Transition Virtual Roundtable”

On 11 January 2021 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated in the round table on the transition to clean energy “COP26 Clean Power Transition Virtual Roundtable”.  

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Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Secretary of State of the Republic of San Marino Luca Beccari

On 11 January 2021 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Secretary of State of the Republic of San Marino Luca Beccari at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Among the topics on the agenda, bilateral relations and cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.         […]

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Telephone talks between Minister Di Maio and the Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar

On 11 January 2021 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks with the Afghan Foreign Minister, Mohammed Haneef Atmar.  The talks focused on the intra-Afghan negotiations of Doha and the Italian contribution to support peace and stability in Afghanistan.  

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Deputy Minister Scalfarotto meets the Secretary of State of San Marino

Today the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, has received the San Marino Secretary of State, Luca Beccari, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The meeting has enabled them to get up to date on dealing with the matters on the Agenda of the two Countries’ Joint Commission, launched last October: financial […]

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