Day of Solidarity with Belarus: Italy stands with the people of Belarus

In celebrating the day of solidarity with Belarus, Italy stands by the side of the people of Belarus in claiming their legitimate aspirations, expressing admiration for the courage and determination of those who – despite the continuing repression and intimidation – keep on demonstrating peacefully for their rights. Genuine democratic transition in Belarus can only […]

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6 February. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Italy wishes to reaffirm its unconditional commitment to the elimination of this heinous form of violence to which girls are subjected, which has serious and irreversible consequences on their physical and psychological development and constitutes an enormous obstacle in the process […]

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Italy welcomes the outcome of the vote in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

Italy welcomes the outcome of the vote with which today, in Geneva, the 75 delegates of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) appointed the President, the two Vice Presidents of the Presidential Council and the Prime Minister. We congratulate the candidates elected at the end of a process led by the Libyans, for the Libyans. […]

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Del Re: the pandemic poses a historic challenge to humanitarian law

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated in the closing event of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law of Sanremo. Speaking immediately after the message of greetings from the President of the Republic, the Vice Minister stressed how Italy has always been […]

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Del Re: the pandemic poses a historic challenge to international humanitarian law

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated in the closing event of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law of Sanremo. Speaking immediately after the message of greetings from the President of the Republic, the Vice Minister stressed how Italy has always been […]

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Italy expresses satisfaction at the agreement reached between the USA and Russian Federation on the New Start Treaty

Italy warmly welcomes the agreement reached between the United States and the Russian Federation to extend the New START Treaty – a key instrument in the current arms control regime – and supports dialogue between the two major nuclear powers on ways to further progress in this field.  Italy remains committed to upholding and strengthening […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement condemning the coup in Myanmar

The Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the European Union have issued a statement condemning the coup in Myanmar. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative […]

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Foreign Ministry Note – Navalny

The Foreign Ministry expresses consternation at the news of Aleksey Navalny’s long prison sentence; a sentence originating from a trial itself defined as “arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable” by the European Court of Human Rights. The detention of Mr. Navalny, after he was poisoned with a chemical agent last August, confirms the trend of suppression of […]

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Venezuela: Sereni, all efforts should be made to foster dialogue

“The crisis in Venezuela is taking a turn for the worse”. This was stated by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni at the meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela, who then added: “the humanitarian situation in the country, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, appears very worrying, aggravated by repeated and […]

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Venezuela: Sereni, all efforts should be made to foster dialogue between opposition and government

“The crisis in Venezuela is taking a turn for the worse”. This was stated by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni at the meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela, who then added: “the humanitarian situation in the country, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, appears very worrying, aggravated by repeated and […]

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Di Stefano a Conferenza Ministeriale UpM su Blue Economy

“Italy – said the Deputy Minister at the opening of the Conference – with its 8000 km of coastline, eleven maritime borders and an economic chain which, from fishing to shipbuilding and transport, accounts for almost 3% of GDP, is in the forefront in the Mediterranean for strengthening an integrated system of relations between coastal […]

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Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano participated today in the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Conference on the Blue Economy

“Italy – said the Deputy Minister at the opening of the Conference – with its 8000 km of coastline, eleven maritime borders and an economic chain which, from fishing to shipbuilding and transport, accounts for almost 3% of GDP, is in the forefront in the Mediterranean for strengthening an integrated system of relations between coastal […]

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