Foreign Ministry Note – Western Sahara

Italy is carefully monitoring the tensions in the El Guerguerat buffer zone in Western Sahara and urges all parties involved to exercise restraint and avoid the use of force, in full compliance with the ceasefire agreements in force since 1991. This situation highlights the urgency of a prompt appointment of the new Personal Envoy of […]

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Del Re: Italy at the forefront of the effort to find a global response to the pandemic

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the live streaming of the Global Health Festival dedicated to the impact of COVID-19 on middle and low-income countries, together with Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines), and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “Italy was […]

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Del Re: Italy at the forefront of the effort to find a global response to the pandemic

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the live streaming of the Global Health Festival dedicated to the impact of COVID-19 on middle and low-income countries, together with Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines), and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “Italy was […]

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Sereni at the celebration event for the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, attended by video conference the ministerial event for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (“Palermo Convention”) sponsored by the UNODC Secretariat, together with a number of countries, including Italy, and introduced by the greeting of UN SG Guterres. “Since the signing of […]

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Vice Minister Sereni attends the ministerial event for the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, attended by video conference the ministerial event for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (“Palermo Convention”) sponsored by the UNODC Secretariat, together with a number of countries, including Italy, and introduced by the greeting of UN SG Guterres. “Since the signing of […]

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Del Re holds talks with Minister Costa

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held video conference talks with the Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Marine Protection, Sergio Costa, on the present and future synergies between the two government departments, with regard to international cooperation. Mr. Costa and Ms. Del Re agreed on the […]

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Minister Di Maio talks on the phone with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania

On 13 November 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama. The conversation focused, among other things, on the fight against Covid-19 and bilateral cooperation, Albania’s European perspective, cooperation in the framework of Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship.  

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Del Re holds talks with Minister Costa. Strategic collaboration between the Italian Cooperation system and the Environment Ministry

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held video conference talks with the Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Marine Protection, Sergio Costa, on the present and future synergies between the two government departments, with regard to international cooperation. Mr. Costa and Ms. Del Re agreed on the […]

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Minister Di Maio holds talks with members of the UK Government

“Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held talks with the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Dominic Raab, and the Secretary of State for International Trade, Elizabeth Truss. At the centre of the talks was the common desire to ensure an effective strategic partnership between […]

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Kosovo, Italy welcomes latest developments

We welcome the endorsement made by the Implementation and Monitoring Council (IMC) on Special Protective Zones in Kosovo, of the Italy-facilitated solution to the long-standing issue of the road network near the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Deçan/Dečane. The IMC decision was made possible thanks to the facilitation between the parties carried out by the Italian […]

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Foreign Ministry Note – Jeddah attack

Today an Italian diplomat, our Consul in Jeddah, Stefano Stucci, was involved in the cowardly terrorist attack targeting the city’s non-Muslim cemetery, which Italy has unreservedly condemned. “I spoke to Stefano on the phone to express my personal and the entire Foreign Ministry’s sympathy. Fortunately, he is well but, at times like this, our thoughts […]

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Nagorno-Karabakh, contribution of Italian Cooperation.

In response to the humanitarian emergency caused by the escalation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Italian Cooperation system, at the instigation of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has contributed 500,000 euros to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Thanks to the Italian contribution, the […]

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