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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Statement by Minister Di Maio in relation to 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, 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 Luca Attanasio, the Carabiniere police officer […]

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Belloni: «Goodbye, colleague and friend. We are proud of you»

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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Foreign Ministry Note – Attack in the DR of Congo

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will spare no effort, in coordination with all the competent State apparatuses, to accurately establish the facts relating to the tragic attack in the DRC in which Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci lost their lives. In this regard, as in every tragic circumstance involving our fellow citizens abroad, […]

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Violence in Myanmar: G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement

Statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the European Union: “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union firmly condemn violence […]

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