The Ministry of Foreign Affairs remembers Raphael 500 years after his death

On 6 April 1520 Raffaello Sanzio, one of the geniuses of the Renaissance, died in Rome. On occasion five hundredth anniversary of his death, while waiting for the places of culture to reopen and for live works of art to be seen again, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Network of […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide

On 5 April 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide.

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

On 4 April 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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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah

On 4 April 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah.

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Di Maio: “What matters now is the future of the European people” (Der Spiegel)

 “Original version published by Der Spiegel”     The Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio calls for more solidarity with Europe. The EU should focus on the trillion-dollar programmes of China and the US – and find an appropriate response. SPIEGEL: Mr Minister, Italy has been particularly affected by the coronavirus crisis. Your government is now […]

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Scalfarotto, telephone interview about frontier workers

The Undersecretary appreciated the measures adopted to limit production activities and to protect the health of employees in the Canton of Ticino. He also expressed the hope that similar initiatives could also be extended to Graubünden, where many Italian frontier workers are still active. Balzaretti confirmed that he was aware of this issue, which is […]

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Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had a telephone conversation today with Swiss State Secretary Balzaretti about frontier workers.

The Undersecretary appreciated the measures adopted to limit production activities and to protect the health of employees in the Canton of Ticino. He also expressed the hope that similar initiatives could also be extended to Graubünden, where many Italian frontier workers are still active. Balzaretti confirmed that he was aware of this issue, which is […]

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Joint notice from the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation International

ITALY IS GRATEFUL FOR RUSSIAN AID, BUT ALSO RESPECTFUL OF THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH OF THE NATIONAL PRESS In this challenging phase, Italy is receiving help and support from many countries, and it is evident the solidarity mechanism triggered by the international community. Our nation can only be grateful for this solidarity. Materials and capabilities from Russia […]

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Minister Di Maio by video conference to the informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC)

  On 3 April 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated by videoconference to the informal meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs on the COVID-19 emergency.

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Hanoi: 88 thousand masks and sanitary material for Italy

A cargo of 88,000 masks and other medical equipment collected by institutions, associations, companies and individuals left Vietnam to express solidarity with Italy and provide real help at this difficult time. This support is a further proof of the friendship between two countries where the memory of Carlo Urbani, the Italian epidemiologist of the World […]

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COVID-19 – LATEST NEWS

Airport transits for connecting flights and transit on the National territory for foreign citizens.  For more information, please consult the updated FOCUS.

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Participation of Minister Di Maio by videoconference in the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting

Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio attends the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers by videoconference

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