Del Re opens an event to mark World Human Rights Day

Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re opened the celebrations of the World Human Rights Day at the Farnesina. Italy “very successfully” passed the last oral exam of the third periodic review cycle of the UN Human Rights Council, “despite a climate that in this moment sometimes induces us to think that we are losing awareness […]

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Scalfarotto holds bilateral meetings on the fringes of the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting

On the fringes of the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM), Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had two bilateral meetings with the delegations of Australia and New Zealand. With the Australian Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tony Sheehan, the issue that was addressed was the negotiation between the EU and […]

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Scalfarotto holds bilateral meetings on the fringes of the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting

On the fringes of the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM), Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had two bilateral meetings with the delegations of Australia and New Zealand. With the Australian Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tony Sheehan, the issue that was addressed was the negotiation between the EU and […]

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Press accreditation notice – Humanitarian initiative by the Italian Cooperation service: arrival in Italy of the second group of minors from Libya (Ciampino Military Airport, 17 December 2019)

Tomorrow, 17 December 2019, as part of the initiative promoted by the Italian Cooperation service to provide medical assistance in Italy to Libyan paediatric patients, the second group of minors from the area of Benghazi travelling on an aircraft of the Ministry of Defence will land at the Ciampino Military Airport, where they will be welcomed […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 16 December: latest news from the world

New Zealand announces an investment plan to stimulate the economy The New Zealand Minister for Finance Grant Robertson announced a major spending package to be used for investments. Over the next five years, the government is committed to raising 12 billion New Zealand dollars (7.1 billion euros) in capital on the market out of which […]

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“The Lion and the Mountain” Italian excavation in Sudan exhibition

“The Lion and the Mountain” exhibition can be visited at the Museo di scultura antica Giovanni Barracco (Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture) until 19 January next, promoted by the Municipality of Rome with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The exhibition presents findings from excavations by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Sudan, […]

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Scalfarotto speaks at the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM)

Today in Madrid, Undersecretary Scalfarotto spoke at the opening of the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) dedicated to revitalising the multilateral system and strengthening the international order on the basis of common rules. In his address, the Undersecretary highlighted the importance of the World Trade Organization in settling disputes and underscored the leading role […]

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Scalfarotto speaks at the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM)

Today in Madrid, Undersecretary Scalfarotto spoke at the opening of the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) dedicated to revitalising the multilateral system and strengthening the international order on the basis of common rules. In his address, the Undersecretary highlighted the importance of the World Trade Organization in settling disputes and underscored the leading role […]

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Di Maio’s message of congratulations to the President-elect of Algeria

“I would like to express my congratulations to the newly elected President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Italy reaffirms its historical friendship with Algeria through all the strategic bilateral cooperation channels in the realm of politics, business, culture and security to jointly tackle our common challenges in the Mediterranean Basin. We wish him great success in […]

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Undersecretary Scalfarotto to attend the Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM)

Undersecretary Scalfarotto will represent the Government at the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) scheduled to be held in Madrid on Monday, 16 December and dedicated to the theme: “Europe and Asia: Together for an Effective Multilateralism”. Bilateral meetings are scheduled on the fringes of the Meeting to discuss themes of specific interest […]

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Farnesina, 15th Municipal District, CONI and Retake Roma: a Saturday marked by the environment and solidarity

A Christmas present to Rome and to all the people needing help: this is the spirit of the Solidarity and Dignity Day organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the 15th Municipal District of Rome, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and the “Retake Roma” Association on Saturday, 14 December 2019.   […]

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Media accreditation notice – Central European Initiative (CEI) Summit of the Heads of Government (Farnesina, December 19, 2019)

On Thursday, December 19, 2019, the Farnesina will host the Central European Initiative (CEI) Summit of the Heads of Government. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, will attend the meeting. The program envisages the following events open to the press: 10:00 […]

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