French Ambassador summoned to the Farnesina

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, this morning summoned to the Farnesina the French Ambassador to Italy, Christian Masset and, in view of his absence from Rome, instead received the Chargée d’Affaires, Claire Anne Raulin. The Minister of Foreign Affairs informed that the Italian Government deems unacceptable the words used […]

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Singapore Summit. Moavero Milanesi: “We welcome the results of the Summit. Italy is ready to support this dialogue process.”

“We welcome the results of the history-making Singapore Summit between the United States and North Korea, which paves the way to shared solutions of peace and prosperity in the Korean Peninsula,” said Minister Moavero Milanesi. He added: “The American Government’s efforts to promote an open, frank and constructive dialogue with North Korea with the aim […]

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#InGaraConNoi: focus on the opportunities of Expo 2020 Dubai

From 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, Dubai will host the Expo 2020, the first Universal Exposition ever organised in the region of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) and hosted in an Arab country. “Connecting minds, creating future” is the theme chosen for the event, which spells out Opportunities, Mobility and Sustainability.   The […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi summoned the French ambassador to the Farnesina

​Following the statements released in Paris yesterday on the case of the Aquarius, this morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, summoned to the Farnesina the French Ambassador to Italy.

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Peace tapestry to be displayed in Jerusalem

Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as part of the programme entitled “Italy, Cultures, and the  Mediterranean”, a unique cultural project has reached Israel and Palestine involving women of different ethnic groups and religions. The women taking part are Palestinian, Israeli, Bedouin and Druse, and they have begun to embroider a […]

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Roberto Vellano elected Vice President of EUNIC

The General Assembly of EUNIC,  the network of EU Member State institutions set up to engage in cultural relations, was held recently in Paris. Envoy Roberto Vellano, director general for the promotion of Italian culture and language, was elected as Vice President. According to the EUNIC statute, the Vice President holds office for 12 months […]

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Week from 4 to 10 June

From the transfer of power to the first official events of the new Minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi The week began on Monday, when the outgoing Minister, Angelino Alfano, officially transferred power to Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  After the meeting, he immediately addressed the Ministry’s Secretary-General, Elisabetta Belloni, and […]

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Itay’s Economic Diplomacy 12 June: latest news from the world

Norway: a 42 million shipbuilding contract for Vard for a fishing vessel Vard, the Norwegian naval shipbuilding society controlled by Fincantieri, has announced the conclusion of a shipbuilding contract for the fisheries production society “Nergard Havfiske”: with its fleet of five commercial ships in the north of the country and 170 employees, this is one […]

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Split. Moavero Milanesi to Hungarian Minister Szijjarto: “Very pleased at the sharp increase in trading”

“We are very pleased at the sharp increase in trading between our two countries. Italy is now Hungary’s fourth biggest trading partner” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, at a meeting on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers’ […]

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Split. Moavero Milanesi to Hungarian Minister Szijjarto: “Very pleased at the sharp increase in trading”

“We are very pleased at the sharp increase in trading between our two countries. Italy is now Hungary’s fourth biggest trading partner” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, at a meeting on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers’ […]

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Serbia. Moavero Milanesi: “Excellent relations at all levels”

“The friendship between Italy and Serbia is deep and dates back a long time. We have excellent relations at all levels,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, as he greeted the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Central […]

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Minister Moavero meets with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

This afternoon at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, who is on an official visit to Rome, where he is scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence tomorrow. The very cordial talk focused on a […]

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