Greetings messages from the Italian Heads of Mission for June 2

Below are the video messages of the Heads of Mission of the Italian diplomatic network, on the Italian Republic Day.   Message from Ambassador Antonio Alessandro, Italian Ambassador in Vietnam Message from Ambassador Aldo Amati, Ambassador of Italy to Poland Message from Ambassador Massimo Ambrosetti, Ambassador of Italy to Panama Message from Ambassador Mario Baldi, […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias

On June 1, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias.

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana 01 June: latest world news

ITALIAN JOINT VENTURE FORMED BY RIZZANI DE ECCHER AND PESSINA WINS CONTRACT FOR THE NEW GENERAL HOSPITAL OF BISPEBJERG The joint venture formed by Rizzani De Eccher company, based in Friuli region, and Pessina company, based in Lombardy region, won the design and construction contract worth DKK 1.66 billion (approximately €220 million) for the extension […]

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The OECD’s Peer Review on Italian development cooperation is online

The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) regularly reviews the development cooperation efforts of individual DAC member countries. The policies and programmes of each member country are critically reviewed about every five to six years. Five member countries are reviewed annually. The OECD Directorate for Development Cooperation provides analytical support, develops and maintains, in close consultation […]

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Di Maio: We will close the borders to those who keep out the Italians (Corsera)

“We believe in the European spirit, but we are ready to close our borders to those who do not respect us”. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio thus responds to the closures of tourist flows announced by some countries. You said that if someone treats Italy like ‘a lazaret’ you will not remain silent. What did […]

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Roundtable on scientific cooperation Italy-US: priority to the anti-COVID vaccine

The need for close international cooperation to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 was the focus of the round table on scientific cooperation between Italy and the US held last May 29th in Washington. The Ambassador of Italy in Washington, Armando Varricchio, introduced the event retracing the exceptional level of scientific cooperation between Italy and the […]

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Di Stefano, telephone conversation with the Vice Minister of Tajikistan

A telephone conversation took place today between Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Muzaffar Huseynzoda. The topics discussed included Covid-19 and its social and economic repercussions; bilateral relations and the Italian role in Central Asia, also with the first Italy-Central Asia Conference held in Rome last December; mutual […]

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Telephone conversation between Undersecretary Di Stefano and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan

A telephone conversation took place today between Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Muzaffar Huseynzoda. The topics discussed included Covid-19 and its social and economic repercussions; bilateral relations and the Italian role in Central Asia, also with the first Italy-Central Asia Conference held in Rome last December; mutual […]

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Italy re-elected to the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership: international commitment to transparency, legality and the fight against corruption confirmed

Italy was once again elected to the Executive Committee of the Open Government Partnership, being the most voted candidate and winning the seat for Europe. The second consecutive term of office of our country will start from October 2020 and will last three years. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative launched in 2011. […]

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Conversation between Di Stefano and the Philippine Minister

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had today a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Teodoro Lopez Locsin jr. The conversation is part of a cycle of contacts with counterparts in Southeast Asian countries to relaunch relations and encourage a rapid recovery after the CoVid crisis. The conversation was […]

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Conversation between Di Stefano and the Philippine Minister

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had today a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Teodoro Lopez Locsin jr. The conversation is part of a cycle of contacts with counterparts in Southeast Asian countries to relaunch relations and encourage a rapid recovery after the CoVid crisis. The conversation was […]

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Mr Di Stefano, conversation with Georgia Deputy Minister

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano has had an interview with his Georgian counterpart Vakhtang Makharoblishvili who expressed his closeness to Italy and expressed his condolences for the Italian Covid-19 victims. Among the main issues addressed were the impact of Covid-19 on the economy, the state of bilateral cooperation, relations with the EU and NATO, with confirmation […]

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