Minister Di Maio at the EU Foreign Affairs Council

Minister Di Maio is in Brussels today to attend the European Union Foreign Affairs Council. In preparing for the upcoming EU-AU ministerial and summit meetings, the topics on the agenda will include EU-AU Relations and the promotion and protection of human rights in the world. For more information, please consult the European Council website at: […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with the Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar

On the fringes of the MED  Dialogues Conference, Minister Luigi Di Maio met with the Indian Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The meeting focused on the international geopolitical situation. Satisfaction was expressed on both sides for the level of trade flows and on the shared will to work on new areas of development holding a great […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan, Kenji Wakamiya

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan, Kenji Wakamiya. The meeting reaffirmed the consolidated political dialogue that exists between Italy and Japan and the new opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.

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Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano meets Algerian Foreign Minister​

​Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano met with Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum on the sidelines of the MED 2019: the topics they discussed included cooperation on migration, economics and trade, and energy. They confirmed their shared commitment to stabilizing the region.

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​Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano met with Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum on the sidelines of the MED 2019: the topics they discussed included cooperation on migration, economics and trade, and energy. They confirmed their shared commitment to stabilizing the region.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke at the closing session of the fifth edition of the “Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues” and was followed by the speech of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The complete video of the speeches is available on the Farnesina Facebook page.  

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Minister Di Maio met with representatives of Countries close to Libya

On the sidelines of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the representatives of Countries that are close to Libya. This was a useful opportunity to discuss the situation on the ground and to examine the prospects of the political process in light of […]

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Second day of the MED Dialogues 2019 – Minister Di Maio’s meetings

Minister Di Maio gave the opening address at the High Level session of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2019 and had face-to-face meetings with his Saudi counterpart, Adel Al-Jubeir; Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz; Slovenian counterpart, Miroslav Cerar; Qatar counterpart, Mohammed Al Thani; and Algerian counterpart, Sabri Boukadoum. Minister Luigi Di Maio also met the […]

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Update – MED DIALOGUES – AGENDA OF MINISTER LUIGI DI MAIO (7 December 2019)

We transmit to all Media representatives the updated Agenda of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, for the MED Conference – Mediterranean Dialogues scheduled for tomorrow,  7 December 2019 (https://med.ispionline.it/). Saturday, 7 December • 5:30 p.m. – Closing remarks by Minister Di Maio at MED Dialogues (Hotel Parco dei Principi, Sala Fernandes). Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets Qatar Foreign Minister, Mohammed Al Thani

Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio met the Qatar Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Al Thani who was in Rome to attend the MED Dialogues 2019. The Ministers expressed their satisfaction at the intensity and scope of the bilateral partnership, especially with regard to the economic aspects. They held a scheduled discussion on the […]

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Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni meets the Chinese Special Representative for European Affairs

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni met the Chinese Special Representative for European Affairs, Ambassador Wu Hongbo today. They discussed bilateral relations, EU-China relations and the wider Mediterranean.

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets Slovenian Foreign Minister, Miro Cerar

Minister Luigi Di Maio met Slovenian Foreign Minister, Miro Cerar on the sidelines of the Med Dialogues 2019 to reaffirm the close friendship between Italy and Slovenia, reinforced by the important contribution of the miinorities. Issues relating to migration and the European integration of the Western Balkans were also discussed.

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 06 December: latest news from the world

United Kingdom. SAIPEN awarded a contract to build an offshore wind farm in Scotland Saipem was awarded a contract to build the offshore wind farm Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) fifteen kilometres off the east coast of Scotland near the Firth of Forth. This is the first key project awarded to the Italian group in the […]

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