COVID-19 Emergency: Information from Embassies and Consulates

Please find below a list of webpages dedicated to COVID-19 emergency that the diplomatic and consular network has published on their websites. The list is not complete: all Embassies and Consulates websites are available here. These webpages give useful information about connections to Italy, local regulations and activities to facilitate repatriation. Before contacting the Foreign […]

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Warsaw: Presidential Palace illuminated with tricolour flag

Poland is closing in on Italy and as a sign of solidarity illuminates the Presidential Palace in Warsaw with the tricolour flag. On the initiative of the Polish Embassy in Rome, to give a sign of closeness to Italy, which “is facing a very tough test in the fight against coronavirus epidemic” – emphasizes the […]

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Del Re: “Those loving us are the most suffering” (Avvenire)

Dear Director, Videos of African children smiling and inciting Italy to hold on are circulating on the web. Our country, they say, has experienced hard moments in history but has always overcome them. I have republished the video myself, thanking them. Many Syrian refugees I’ve known since I worked in the refugee camps, write me […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the UKrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kuleba Dmytro

On 18 March 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the UKrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kuleba Dmytro.

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo

On 18 March 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo.

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Coronavirus: 100 Italian and Ukrainian flags in the centre of Kyiv

Also from Kyiv comes a testimony of solidarity with Italy for the fight against Coronavirus. On the occasion of the anniversary of the unification of Italy on 17 March, 100 flags of Italy and Ukraine were placed in the centre of the Ukrainian capital, along Khreshchatik street. “By combining our efforts, knowledge, experience and the […]

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Del Re: video conferences with cooperation actors

The Deputy Minister in charge of development cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has held a series of video conferences with the main representatives of the Italian system of international cooperation, in order to discuss the main problems that cooperation activities are facing, due to the pandemic emergency, and to explain what the Foreign Ministry and the […]

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Del Re: video conferences with cooperation actors

The Deputy Minister in charge of development cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has held a series of video conferences with the main representatives of the Italian system of international cooperation, in order to discuss the main problems that cooperation activities are facing, due to the pandemic emergency, and to explain what the Foreign Ministry and the […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Nasser Bourita

On 17 March 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Nasser Bourita

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi

On 18 March 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi.

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Ali Alhakim

On 5 March 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Ali Alhakim.

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Activities of Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And International Cooperation (MAECI) for the return of compatriots

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at the forefront of support for Italians abroad, through the Crisis Unit, Italian Embassies and Consulates around the world. It works to identify, in constant liaison with the Authorities of foreign countries, means and itineraries for the repatriation of all those who want to return. The entire diplomatic-consular network […]

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