Tehran: third edition of “Urban Art Unites”

At the opening of the third edition of the artistic project “URBAN ART UNITES” today at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tehran, a work created by the Iranian artist Hoshvar in memory of Kobe Bryant was presented. Author of numerous murales in Tehran, Hoshvar wanted to express the great emotion aroused, also in […]

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Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano receives the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Muzaffar Mahmurod Huseynzoda

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano, accompanied by the President of the Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE), Carlo Ferro, received today at the Farnesina the Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan, Muzaffar Mahmurod Huseynzoda. The meeting allowed to take stock of the ongoing strengthening of bilateral relations, which began with the visit of the Undersecretary in Dushanbe in […]

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Deputy Minister Marina Sereni receives Sasan Osman Awni Habib, the Minister of Municipalities and Tourism of the Regional Government of Kurdistan

“For a long time Italy and the Iraqi Kurdistan have had excellent relations of friendship that we want to strengthen on the cultural, social and economic levels” said Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni today at the Farnesina, welcoming a delegation of the Regional Government of Kurdistan led by Sasan Osman Awni Habib, the Minister of […]

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Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides

  The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Cyprus met today in Rome to discuss their excellent bilateral relations, Libya crisis, migration, the most recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and energy related issues. Recalling the Conclusions of the European Council of October and December  2019, Italy reiterated its full solidarity with Cyprus on Turkey’s […]

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Media accreditation memo – Teleconference by Minister Di Maio with the Italian Embassy in Beijing

Tomorrow 31 January 2020, at 2:30pm,  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio will connect by teleconference from the Farnesina Crisis Unit for an update with the Embassy on Italy in  Beijing. Journalists, video operators and photographers interested in covering the event are kindly request to apply for accreditation, no later than 11:30am of 31 January, either: […]

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Communication from Minister Di Maio on the outcome of the Berlin Conference

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, makes a communication on the outcome of the Berlin Conference to a joint session of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.    

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Sereni – «Libya Memorandum, negotiations are under way – The national security measures need to be overhauled» (Avvenire)

Negotiations between Rome and Tripoli to review the controversial memorandum of understanding signed three years ago have not yet kicked off. But the Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni assures us that «It is not true that there will be no more space for manoeuvre after February 2. Instead, there is the possibility and the will […]

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Mission by Undersecretary Scalfarotto in Canada

Undersecretary Scalfarotto is visiting Toronto (Canada) to inaugurate the first edition of “WeLoveModainItaly Toronto”, organised by CNA Federmoda, in collaboration with the Italian Foreign Ministry and the ICE – Italian Foreign Trade Agency, in support of the fashion and accessory sector. The visit also aims to strengthen economic relations with one of the wealthiest regions […]

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Mission by Undersecretary Scalfarotto in Canada

Undersecretary Scalfarotto is visiting Toronto (Canada) to inaugurate the first edition of “WeLoveModainItaly Toronto”, organised by CNA Federmoda, in collaboration with the Italian Foreign Ministry and the ICE – Italian Foreign Trade Agency, in support of the fashion and accessory sector. The visit also aims to strengthen economic relations with one of the wealthiest regions […]

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Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Cyprus met today in Rome to discuss their excellent bilateral relations, Libya crisis, migration, the most recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and energy related issues. Recalling the Conclusions of the European Council of October and December  2019, Italy reiterated its full solidarity with Cyprus on Turkey’s continued […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 January: latest news from the World

MAURITANIA. OPENING OF A NEW BRANCH OF SAIPEM The Italian company SAIPEM is currently opening a branch in Nouakchott after having been awarded in January 2019 in consortium with the French company Eiffage, the EPIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract for works on the marine infrastructure in the “Tortue-Ahmeyim” LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) hub […]

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Middle East: Italy voices support for the “Two People Two States” solution

Following the unveiling of the US plan for the Mideast Peace Process, Italy expressed its appreciation of the efforts by the United States to get the process back on track and its intention to carefully examine Washington’s proposal, coordinating with the European Union and in line with the relevant resolutions approved by the United Nations. […]

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