The Foreign Ministry protects refugees through a 2.5-million-euro financing to the WFP

In consideration of the situation in Libya, the Foreign Ministry has arranged a 1-million-euro financing to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency assistance to approximately 30,000 migrants through the supply of food or economic aid. “The complicated situation in Libya requires a fast and effective humanitarian response: this is how we boost our […]

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3rd meeting of the Italian-Russian Working Group on Combatting New Challenges and Threats

This morning, the Farnesina hosted the 3rd meeting of the Italian-Russian Working Group on Combatting New Challenges and Threats, co-chaired by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, and by the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Gen. Oleg Syromolotov. The meeting’s agenda included the exchange […]

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REMINDER Media Accreditation Notice – Conference of Scientific Attachés (Farnesina, 27 June 2019)​

On Thursday, 27 June 2019,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI),  Enzo Moavero Milanesi  and the Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Marco Bussetti have convened to the Farnesina the Scientific Attachés to participate in a Conference entitled “Italian-speaking Marine Technologies and Innovation” that, this year too, will be attended by eminent representatives […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re attends a ceremony today in Mogadishu to award the first Somali National University degrees

  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended a ceremony today in Mogadishu to award the first Somali National University (SNU) degrees since it reopened in 2014, with the President of Somalia, Mohamed Farmajo also in attendance. The Italian Cooperation system has supported the relaunching of the SNU since 2012 […]

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Minister Moavero had a telephone conversation with Albanian Prime Minister and with the opposion leader

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a telephone conversation with the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and with the President of the Democratic Party of Albania and opposition leader, Lulzim Basha. To both, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed the “extreme importance of assuring the full respect of fundamental democratic rules and […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re led a business delegation to Ethiopia​

From 19 to 20 June, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, led a business delegation to Ethiopia, organised in partnership with Confindustria, ICE-Foreign Trade Agency, ABI (Italian Banking Association) and the Ministry of Economic Development. The trip was multisectoral and mainly focused on three sectors: Agriculture, agricultural machinery and […]

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Statement of Minister Moavero at the “Summit of the Two Shores” of the Mediterranean in Marseille

In delivering his statement this morning at the “Summit of the Two Shores” of the Mediterranean, in Marseille, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, underlined “the importance of the Mediterranean region. Firstly, as a place where different and complementary peoples and cultures, which have been interacting for millennia, meet and […]

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Media accreditation notice – Closing Round Table of the “VillaMondragone International Economic Seminar” (Farnesina, 27 June 2019)​

On Thursday, 27 June 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Farnesina will host the Round Table closing the event “Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar” at the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi. This year the event, which is organised by the Economics Foundation of the “Tor Vergata” University […]

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Minister Moavero urges Albanian political forces to strictly respect the fundamental rules of democracy

The Foreign Ministry, in constant contact with the Italian Embassy in Tirana, has been closely following the developments in the political situation in Albania over the last few weeks. In particular, Minister Moavero Milanesi urges Albanian political forces to strictly respect the fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law. Indeed, full compliance with […]

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Summit of the Two Shores – Mediterranean Forum

On the fringes of the “Summit of the Two Shores” of the Mediterranean being held in Marseille on 23 and 24 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had four meetings, respectively with the Foreign Ministers of: Algeria, Sabri Boukadoum; Libya, Mohammed Taher Siyala; Morocco, Nasser Bourita; and Tunisia, Khemaies […]

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Humanitarian flight to Sudan from the Italian Cooperation service

Following the instructions of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, this morning a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation service took off for Khartoum from the United Nations humanitarian response depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi carrying approximately 10 tons of medicines and medical and sanitary kits. The operation responds to […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi attends “The Summit of the two Shores – The Mediterranean Forum” in Marseilles

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be in Marseilles tomorrow 23 and the day after tomorrow, 24 June, to attend “The Summit of the two Shores – the Mediterranean Forum”. The Minister recalled that “the joint initiative aims to relaunch political and economic cooperation among the Countries bordering on the two […]

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