Della Vedova at the OSCE on human rights and fundamental freedoms

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova participated today in the closing session of the annual OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, organised by the Swedish OSCE Chairmanship in cooperation with the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department. The Conference focused on the root causes of violent extremism and radicalisation, the tools available to States to prevent and counter the phenomenon […]

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Della Vedova at OSCE: human rights and fundamental freedoms are crucial to society’s resilience

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova participated today in the closing session of the annual OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, organised by the Swedish OSCE Chairmanship in cooperation with the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department. The Conference focused on the root causes of violent extremism and radicalisation, the tools available to States to prevent and counter the phenomenon […]

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Di Stefano’s interview with Uzbekistan’s Energy Minister Sultanov

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met today Uzbekistan’s Energy Minister, Alisher Sultanov, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The talks focused on the concrete prospects for bilateral economic cooperation, especially in the energy sector, in preparation for Uzbek President Mirziyoyev’s visit to Italy. We are highly satisfied with the level reached by our economic partnership,” […]

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Interview between Deputy Minister Di Stefano and Uzbekistan’s Energy Minister Sultanov

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met today Uzbekistan’s Energy Minister, Alisher Sultanov, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The talks focused on the concrete prospects for bilateral economic cooperation, especially in the energy sector, in preparation for Uzbek President Mirziyoyev’s visit to Italy. We are highly satisfied with the level reached by our economic partnership,” […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 April: breaking news from around the World

MALAYSIA – NEW MoU SIGNED BETWEEN THE MILAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY AND THE SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (STIDC). Poli.design, the Milan Polytechnic’s institute for design, has signed a MoU with the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC), an entity tasked with developing the timber industry in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.The aim of the MoU is to […]

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Azerbaijan, Di Stefano at the Web Mission on reconstruction

This morning, Deputy Minister Di Stefano opened a Web Mission on urban planning, the first sectoral Italian-Azerbaijani collaboration initiative for the reconstruction of the districts that returned under Azerbaijani control in November 2020, as part of a strategic partnership aimed at consolidating its achievements in the coming years in many fields of cooperation. The Web […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano opens the Web Mission on urban planning with Azerbaijan

This morning, Deputy Minister Di Stefano opened a Web Mission on urban planning, the first sectoral Italian-Azerbaijani collaboration initiative for the reconstruction of the districts that returned under Azerbaijani control in November 2020, as part of a strategic partnership aimed at consolidating its achievements in the coming years in many fields of cooperation. The Web […]

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Trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia

Minister Di Maio is in Slovenia for talks with his Slovenian and Croatian counterparts.  

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President of Chad Idriss Déby Itno dies

We have learned with dismay of the death of the President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Déby Itno. The Foreign Ministry extends its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and expresses its strongest condemnation of any use of violence to gain political power. Chad is a crucial partner for Italy in the […]

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UPDATE Information Note – Extraordinary session of the Steering Committee for Internationalisation for attracting foreign investment (20 April 2021)

INFORMATION NOTE Extraordinary session of the Steering Committee for Internationalisation for attracting foreign investment   (live streaming, Tuesday, 20 April at 15:00) Today, 20 April, from 15:00, an extraordinary session of the Steering Committee for Internationalisation will be held for attracting foreign investment, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di […]

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Minister Di Maio participates in the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU in virtual format

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has participated by videoconference in the informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. The Ministers have discussed the situation in Ukraine and the European concerns over the health conditions of Alexei Navalny and exchanged views with the Minister of […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano participates in the Italy-ASEAN Joint Committee

“Today we lay the foundations for a bright future of friendship and cooperation between Italy and ASEAN”. This morning Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has opened the Italy-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Joint Committee. It is the first meeting since the launch of the Development Partnership between Italy and the regional organisation in September 2020. In the […]

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