REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press point by Minister Di Maio and the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (Villa Madama, 25 August 2020)

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio will meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi at Villa Madama. At the end of the meeting, the two Ministers will hold a joint press point. In view of the current legislation on social distancing, a […]

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Lebanon, Mali, Belarus. That is where Italy goes. The floor to Vice Minister Del Re (Formiche.net)

“Italy has always played an important role in Lebanon, now we need long-term projects: there will be a reconstruction programme as in the past for the Balkans. Mali tells Europe that we need to look more carefully at the Sahel. In Belarus, however, it is still too early to draw any conclusions”. Conversation of Formiche.net […]

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Libya: Italy welcomes latest developments

“Italy, which has consistently and actively supported UN efforts in the framework of the Berlin Process together with the main EU partners, warmly welcomes the communiqués issued today by the Presidential Council and the House of Representatives of the State of Libya with regard to some founding principles of a shared path to overcome the […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 August: latest news from the world

BRAZIL – Pirelli inaugurates the largest Latin American multi-track complex for tyre development and testing. Pirelli has recently inaugurated a 1.65 million square meter automotive test track, the largest in Latin America. In total, the multi-purpose “Panamerican Circuit” complex has absorbed investments equal to 90 million Reais, about 15 million Euros, and will serve not […]

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Italy-Iraq: conversation between Minister Di Maio and his counterpart Hussein

Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi di Maio had a cordial telephone conversation with his counterpart in Iraq, Fouad Hussein. The Iraqi Minister, who assisted Premier Kadhimi during an important mission to the United States, kept Minister Di Maio updated on the outcome of his contacts with the US authorities. Di Maio reiterated to the interlocutor […]

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China, “Raffaello Opera Omnia” in Chengdu

On Thursday, August 20, at the Luxe Lakes Art Expo Centre in Chengdu, was held the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Raffaello Opera Omnia”. Organized in China in the year of the 50th anniversary of Chino-Italian diplomatic relations by the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing and the Italian Consulate General in […]

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Libya: Vice Minister Del Re talks to the ICRC President

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The conversation allowed to take stock of the situation in the various crisis theatres and particularly in Libya, where Maurer recently made a visit that allowed, among other things, to verify the complex humanitarian […]

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Libya: Vice Minister Del Re talks to the ICRC President

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The conversation allowed to take stock of the situation in the various crisis theatres and particularly in Libya, where Maurer recently made a visit that allowed, among other things, to verify the complex humanitarian […]

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IIC Mexico City: the “M’illumino / d’immenso” Award

The Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City presents the third edition of the International Prize for the translation of poetry from Italian into Spanish M’illumino d’immenso, organized in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Mexico and the Trādūxit Laboratory. Born in 2018, the prize aims to encourage the translation and dissemination of Italian and Swiss-Italian […]

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Lebanon emergency: Vice Minister Del Re presides over coordination

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re chaired the first meeting of the Virtual Coordination Table for the Lebanon emergency, which was attended by representatives of Italian institutions and civil society organizations involved in the emergency in Beirut and other areas of the country. The aim of the Coordination Table, wanted by the Vice Minister, is to […]

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Lebanon emergency: Vice Minister Del Re presides over coordination

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re chaired the first meeting of the Virtual Coordination Table for the Lebanon emergency, which was attended by representatives of Italian institutions and civil society organizations involved in the emergency in Beirut and other areas of the country. The aim of the Coordination Table, wanted by the Vice Minister, is to […]

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Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Mali

Italy looks with great concern at what is happening in Mali, with the violent subversion of the constitutional order. Italy hopes for a rapid return to dialogue between all the country’s representative forces and reaffirms its commitment to peace, stability, the protection of the rule of law and the fight against terrorism in Mali and […]

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