“Minister Salvini is correct – migrant arrivals are his responsibility.” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Moavero, have you received the letter from Interior Minister Salvini asking you and Prime Minister Conte to do more with regard to the repatriation of migrants?”Yes, of course, and I have also replied. I have no fundamental objections to what Matteo Salvini has written. It is right that we need to make the complicated […]

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Minister Moavero holds a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a long telephone conversation yesterday evening with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Argentina, Jorge Marcelo Faurie. The conversation mainly focused on the situation in Venezuela. In particular, the two Ministers agreed on the importance of persevering in promoting a […]

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Minister Moavero’s reply to Minister Salvini

In his reply to the letter from the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, agreed on the goal of making the system to repatriate migrants who have not been recognised the right of asylum more effective. He also pointed out that it could be useful to include […]

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Meeting on the Junior Professional Officer Program

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the 12th Meeting on the Junior Professional Officer / JPO Program from 8 to 10 May. The meeting was attended by more than 120 delegates from member countries and representatives of international organizations, including the UN Secretariat, specialized agencies, United Nations funds and programs, and the World Bank. The […]

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Italy among the key international players in the Space industry

Within the context of Italian participation in the Satellite 2019 Exhibit in Washington, the President of the Italian Space Agency, Giorgio Saccoccia, spoke at the conference organised by the Italian Embassy to present the governance framework of the Italian space industry. The conference, which was inaugurated by the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando […]

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Italy’s economic diplomacy, 10 May: latest news from the world

EXCO 2019: PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE “IN GARA CON NOI – TENDER LAB” INITIATIVE The presentation event of “In Gara con Noi – Tender Lab” will take place at the MAECI/AICS stand on 15 May, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Exco 2019, the first international cooperation fair that will be held from 15 to 17 May […]

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Miami: ‘Fare cinema’ opens at the Coral Gables

The second edition of ‘Fare Cinema’, the Italian Film Festival that will tour 100 cities in the world, was organised by the Italian Consulate General in Miami and held at the Coral Gables. The rich programme of the 2019 edition closed yesterday with great public acclaim, having attracted more than 700 spectators. This year’s edition was […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano meets with the Malaysian Minister of Primary Industries, Teresa Kok Suh Sim

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, today received at the Farnesina the Malaysian Minister of Primary Industries, Teresa Kok Suh Sim, whom he had already met in Kuala Lumpur last December. The Undersecretary congratulated the Minister over the excellent bilateral relations that recorded sizable trade volumes worth 2.3 billion euros […]

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41st National Assembly of the Union of Honorary Consuls in Italy (UCOI) and the 12th International Congress of the Union of Honorary Consuls in the World (UCOIM)

On 10 May, the Farnesina’s Sala Aldo Moro hosts the 41st National Assembly of the Union of Honorary Consuls in Italy (UCOI) and the 12th International Congress of the Union of Honorary Consuls in the World (UCOIM). Over 40 years, the UCOI has united most of the almost 100 Honorary Consuls in Italy who are […]

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Venezuela

​The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirms that a member of the Venezuelan National Assembly of Italian origin, Americo De Grazia, one of the seven legitimately elected persons in the National Assembly, was received in the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Caracas. Regardless of parliamentary immunity, a judicial proceeding has been initiated […]

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Minister Moavero on a diplomatic mission to Vietnam and Singapore

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, returned to Rome from his mission to Vietnam and Singapore. Arranged several months ago and preceded by a thorough preparatory work, the mission offered the opportunity to corroborate Italy’s political and economic relations with two key States in an area of the world – […]

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The Foreign Ministry runs in the Race for the Cure

The Race for the Cure, the fund-raiser marathon organised by Onlus Komen Italia to finance the fight against breast cancer, is presenting a new edition this year. The 5 and 2 km Roman stage of the race  (16-19 May) celebrates its 20th anniversary along with the other five legs of the race: in Bari (17-19 May), Bologna and Pescara (20-22 September), Brescia […]

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