Vice Minister Del Re had bilateral meetings on the fringes of the “Italy-Africa Conference”

On the fringes of the 2nd Italy-Africa Conference, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, continued her round of bilateral meetings that had begun the day before. With Egypt’s Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Hamdi Sanad Loza, Vice Minister Del Re took the opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s strong expectations for developments […]

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The Conference of Italian Consuls in the World at the Farnesina on 30 and 31 October

On 30 and 31 October, the Italian Consuls in the World will convene in Rome. For the 5.6 million Italian citizens living abroad, the diplomatic and consular network is a key point of reference and for the diplomatic and consular network our communities abroad are an asset to valorise and to serve. The Conference of […]

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Press accreditation notice – Reminder – Conference of Italian Consuls in the world (Farnesina, 31 October 2018)​

On Wednesday, 31 October, at 12:45 p.m., at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will speak at the Conference of Italian Consuls in the world. The day’s agenda schedules a family photo at 12:40 p.m. Consuls are a key reference point for Italians abroad, a community of more than 5.6 million […]

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Meeting between Minister Moavero Milanesi and the Special Representative for Libya of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ghassan Salamè

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanese, met today with Ghassan Salamè, Special Representative for Libya of the UN Secretary General, at the Italian Foreign Ministry. This meeting provided the opportunity for a mutual update on the preparation of the Palermo Conference on 12 – 13 November 2018, which is part […]

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Italian Cinema took centre stage at the ‘Cape Town Festival’

Italian cinema was the guest star at the ‘Cape Town Film Market and Festival’ (CTIFM and F) held in Cape Town. Matteo Garrone’s film ‘Dogman’ was awarded three of the most important prizes: Best Movie, Best Director and Best Actor; while the Best Actress prize was awarded to Ariane Ascaride for the Italian-French co-production ‘Isabelle’. This year’s […]

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Undersecretary Picchi speaks at the annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference

The 2018 OSCE Mediterranean Conference, which has gathered the Organisation’s 57 participating States and the six OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia) has ended today in Malaga. This year’s Conference was organised by the Slovakian Chairmanship of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group and was focused on the importance of energy […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with a delegation of the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received a delegation of MPs from the Government majority parties Five Star Movement and League, sitting on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. The delegation was led by the Chair of the parliamentary Committee, Hon. Marta Grande. […]

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Italy’s economic diplomacy, 25 October: latest news from the world

Myanmar publishes Investment Promotion Plan The Government of Myanmar published the Investment Promotion Plan 2018 (MIPP), a document drafted by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency that, pursuant to the investment promotion law of 2016, goes to replace the FDI Promotion Plan of 2014, presenting an investment attraction […]

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African Union and Res4Africa together for renewable energy sources

On the day that the Italy-Africa Conference is being held at the Farnesina, the African Union and Res4Africa signed a letter of intent to launch a project to train decision-makers, officials and operators in numerous African Countries with the aim of promoting the renewable energy sector. The training project will be structured into theoretical classes […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi participates in the meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for European Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, at the meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for European Affairs (CIAE) held yesterday, 24 October, at Palazzo Chigi confirmed: “The Foreign Minister and the Foreign Ministry are engaged in the negotiations initiated last June in Brussels on the Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Union’s […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia and Eritrea

  Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, Osman Saleh, and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Workneh Gebeyehu, ahead of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference.  Today’s meeting is the second in a month after […]

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The Italy-Africa Conference also hosts an art exhibition from Ivory Coast

A selection from the exhibition ‘Ivory Coast: Identity and Vitality of Contemporary Art’ is on display at the Farnesina from 22 to 26 October, concomitantly to the Italy-Africa Conference. The exhibition represents an ideal voyage towards acquiring a deeper knowledge of the African continent. The exhibition itinerary, which will be followed by the participants of […]

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