Afghanistan-U.S. Joint Statement for Peace and the settlement between the U.S. and the Taliban

Italy welcomes the conclusion of the Afghanistan-U.S. Joint Statement for Peace and the settlement between the U.S. and the Taliban, consistent with our belief that there can be no military solution to the Afghan conflict. It is our hope that inclusive intra-Afghan negotiations will start soon paving the way for lasting peace and security in […]

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Asia-European Meeting (ASEM) Day

The first of March is ASEM Day, a platform of increasing importance for the promotion of dialogue and cooperation between Europe and Asia. In this forum, Italy is strongly committed to promoting one of the cornerstones of its foreign policy: support for effective and rule-based multilateralism. Thanks to its informality and flexibility, ASEM represents a […]

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Merlo in Montevideo for the Inauguration Ceremony of President Lacalle Pou

On Sunday 1 March, Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo, delegated by the President of the Republic, will represent Italy at the inauguration ceremony of the new President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou. The following day, Undersecretary Merlo will meet the Foreign Minister of Uruguay and then visit the Italian school. “Bilateral relations between Italy and Uruguay – […]

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Merlo in Montevideo for the Inauguration Ceremony of President Lacalle Pou

On Sunday 1 March, Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo, delegated by the President of the Republic, will represent Italy at the inauguration ceremony of the new President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou. The following day, Undersecretary Merlo will meet the Foreign Minister of Uruguay and then visit the Italian school. “Bilateral relations between Italy and Uruguay – […]

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Coronavirus: Simest (Gruppo CDP), measures for affected companies

The Support Committee of SIMEST (Gruppo Cassa depositi e prestiti), comprising representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Finance, Economic Development and representatives of the Regions, has approved today measures to help Italian companies benefiting from subsidized loans for internationalization that have been affected by the Coronavirus emergency. These measures adopted include a […]

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Madrid: 7 projects awarded by young creatives

Seven projects by students and young professionals were honoured in Madrid as part of activities connected to Italian Design Day 2020 and Madrid Design Festival. It is the result of the competition “Design – A journey between Italy and Spain”, organized by the Italian Embassy in Madrid and the General Consulate in Barcelona.  The seven […]

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Football on the field in Jordan for Syrian refugees

Cooperation, footballers and NGOs on the field in Jordan for an initiative in support of Syrian refugees and the host community.These are the first joint activities following  the Memorandum of Understanding between MAECI / DGCS, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Italian Footballers Association, which has been signed at the Farnesina on 19 […]

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Di Maio at Flumeri: “here we’re winning a difficult battle” (il Quotidiano del Sud)

Born in Avellino, in the Malzoni Clinic, Luigi di Maio returns as Foreign Minister. This return home, after two days spent in Naples, comes after a successful career first as political chief of he 5 Star Movement and, today, as the Italian Foreign Minister. This will be a whistlestop tour of the province of Avellino, […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy February 27: latest news from the world

BRAZIL – GOVERNMENT PLANS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR The Minister of Energy, Bento Albuquerque presented the Ten Year Energy Expansion Plan 2029, a planning document prepared annually by the EPE, Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica, a research centre attached to the Ministry of Energy, with the aim of indicating the prospects for […]

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Training of Burkina Faso diplomats in Rome

In the presence of their colleagues from the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina), the diplomas were awarded to eight Burkinabe diplomats who, from 17 to 21 February, attended the Master in Geopolitics and International Relations at the SIOI in Rome. The intense training program ranged from international law to the international protection of human […]

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Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with his Ethiopian counterpart Gedu Andargachew

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew. The talks were focused on the Horn of Africa regions, where the joint commitment of Italy and Ethiopia for stabilization and institutional and economic development […]

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Scalfarotto at the “Collection Première Moscow” Fair

Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the Collection Première exhibition in Moscow, the most famous fashion show in Russia and Eastern Europe. The feedback received from Russian and Belarusian operators was very positive for a sector such as Italian fashion, which in 2019 achieved a turnover of 1.4 billion euros in Russia, recording growth in exports of […]

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