Joint meeting of the Italian and Russian Foreign and Defence Ministers

The meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation will take place on February 18 in Rome (the so-called 2 + 2 format). The meeting will feature two bilateral talks between the respective Foreign and Defense Ministers, followed by a plenary meeting. The focus of the talks will be […]

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Minister Di Maio, mission to Tripoli

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to Tripoli. On the agenda, meetings with Prime Minister al-Sarraj and the Minister of Internal Affairs Bashaga.

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United States congressmen in support of Italian products

Within the framework of the actions undertaken by the Farnesina in defense of Italian export, following the initiative of Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., 40 members of the United States Congress sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer voicing their objections to the import […]

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Di Maio “We need an ambassador in Cairo for Zaky and Giulio” (la Repubblica)

PRISTINA-PARIS FLIGHT – On his one-and-half day whistlestop tour in the West Balkans, touching Belgrade, Skopje, Pristina, the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, voiced a message of support to the stabilisation of the region and its inclusion within the European Union. He visited the Kfor Command in Kosovo, speaking with the 500 Italian military who […]

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Di Maio: “Rome will follow the proceedings. To do a dialogue with Cairo is essential» (Corriere della Sera)

« Egypt is undoubtedly a crucial country for the stability of the Mediterranean. If we want to defend human rights and find the truth about Giulio Regeni, we cannot ignore the relationship with Egypt”, Luigi Di Maio said last night on the Airbus A319 of the Air Force that took him to Paris from Pristina, […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti

As part of the mission to Pristina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Kosovar Prime Minister, Albin Kurti. The meeting gave the opportunity to confirm that Italy has always been together with Kosovo for the stabilization of the Balkans. Minister Di Maio also confirmed Italian support for the institutions and […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Kosovar Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca

On the occasion of his visit to Pristina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his Kosovar counterpart. Minister Di Maio expressed full support for Kosovo’s role in regional cooperation. Di Maio also stressed that it is essential to restart the dialogue with Belgrade to reach mutually satisfactory solutions, avoiding provocations. […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 11 February: latest news from the world

EAU – DISCOVERY OF A NEW GAS FIELD BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND DUBAI. The discovery in the UAE of a large shallow gas field, which could contain up to 80 trillion cubic feet (scf) of reserves, was recently announced. Early estimates indicate that the new field, located in an area of 5000 km2 between the […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the President of the Kosovo Parliament, Vjosa Osmani

  During the visit to Pristina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a meeting with the President of the Kosovo Parliament, Ms Vjosa Osmani. Minister Di Maio said that the friendship between Italy and Kosovo is deep and sincere and that interparliamentary dialogue is an essential tool for the […]

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Mission in the Balkans by Ministr Di Maio. Stop in Pristina

As the last stop on the two-day mission to the Western Balkans, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is in the afternoon in Pristina, where he will meet the President of Parliament, Vjosa Osmani, the President of the Government Albin Kurti, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Glauk Konjufca, and then visit the […]

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Mission to Skopje. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Oliver Spasovski

Before concluding his mission in Skopje and continuing to Pristina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, also met Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, to whom he confirmed that North Macedonia is an important partner in the Balkans with which to build wide-ranging cooperation. Minister Di Maio also conveyed a message of […]

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Mission to Skopje. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets his counterpart in Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov

During his visit to Skopje the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with his Macedonian counterpart, Minister Nikola Dimitrov. During their conversation Minister Di Maio remarked that Italy has always supported the route taken by Northern Macedonia towards integration into Europe and will continue to do so. He also stressed […]

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