Osce, Ms Sereni: Italian commitment to fight corruption

Vice Minister Marina Sereni gave a keynote speech at the opening session of the Prague Economic and Environmental Forum, the main event of the second dimension of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), dedicated this year to the fight against corruption, under the title “Promoting security, stability and economic growth in the […]

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Osce, Ms Sereni confirms Italy’s priority commitment in the fight against corruption

Vice Minister Marina Sereni gave a keynote speech at the opening session of the Prague Economic and Environmental Forum, the main event of the second dimension of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), dedicated this year to the fight against corruption, under the title “Promoting security, stability and economic growth in the […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today had a telephone conversation with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. At the centre of the talks were the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Libya, and the bilateral relations.  

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Di Maio at the Rome stage of the Pact for Export Roadshow

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio took part in the Rome stage of the Roadshow to present the Pact for Export, dedicated to the ambitious six-pillar strategy dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises to relaunch exports and Made in Italy in the world. The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte […]

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Minister Di Maio at the presentation of the SACE Report

Minister Di Maio took part today in the presentation of the 2020 edition of SACE’s Export Report, entitled “Open (again) – A new start for exports”.

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny 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, are united in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the confirmed poisoning of Alexei Navalny. Germany has […]

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Scalfarotto: the detention of Maria Kolesnikova is unacceptable

“The detention of Maria Kolesnikova, expulsions, unjustified arrests and persecution of Belarusian opposition members and peaceful protesters are unacceptable and incompatible with the values of freedom and democracy shared by all the European countries,” said Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto. “I appeal to the Belarusian authorities asking them to immediately release María Kolesnikova and all those detained […]

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Scalfarotto: the detention of Maria Kolesnikova is unacceptable

“The detention of Maria Kolesnikova, expulsions, unjustified arrests and persecution of Belarusian opposition members and peaceful protesters are unacceptable and incompatible with the values of freedom and democracy shared by all the European countries,” said Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto. “I appeal to the Belarusian authorities asking them to immediately release María Kolesnikova and all those detained […]

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Success of Italy’s candidature as ASEAN Development Partner

The 53rd meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the member countries of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) today approved Italy’s candidature as Development Partner of the Association. This is an objective for which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked hard this year, despite the difficult conditions dictated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Italy has […]

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Del Re visits the WFP for an “Effective Multilateralism”

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re visited the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome and met Executive Director David Beasley. The meeting confirmed the convergence between WFP humanitarian actions according to its mandate focused on food security and the priorities of the Italian Cooperation and allowed a fruitful exchange of views on WFP’s ongoing interventions […]

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Del Re visits the WFP for an “Effective Multilateralism”

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re visited the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome and met Executive Director David Beasley. The meeting confirmed the convergence between WFP humanitarian actions according to its mandate focused on food security and the priorities of the Italian Cooperation and allowed a fruitful exchange of views on WFP’s ongoing interventions […]

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International Day to Protect Education from Armed Attacks (9th September 2020)

On the occasion of the first International Day to Protect Education from Armed Attack, established in May 2020 by the United Nations General Assembly, Italy reiterates that education is a fundamental right of children and must always be guaranteed and protected, even in times of war. Italy works with the utmost determination, in partnership with […]

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