Nigeria: Priest burnt alive. Tajani: Cowardly and inhuman attack
“A cowardly and inhuman attack”. This is how Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, described the despicable attack perpetrated this morning in Nigeria against the parish residence of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-Koro, Paikoro region, during which Father Isaac Achi was killed while a second […]
Read moreLetter from Ministers Tajani and Lollobrigida to European Commissioner Breton on Irish legislation in the alcoholic beverages sector
Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Francesco Lollobrigida, have addressed a letter to the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, to raise the issue of the Irish regulations in the alcoholic beverages sector. If applied, said […]
Read moreMission of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to Ankara (13 January 2023)
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will travel to Ankara tomorrow, 13 January 2023, to meet Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. The mission, which will provide an opportunity to take stock of bilateral relations – in particular of the solid cooperation in the economic sphere, […]
Read moreUndersecretary Tripodi’s mission to Geneva (11 January 2023)
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi is currently on a mission to Geneva for a visit to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Upon being welcomed by the Director General of CERN, Fabiola Gianotti, Undersecretary Tripodi visited the control room and the site housing the ATLAS experiment, one of […]
Read moreUndersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, attends the opening of the 103rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo (Florence, 10 January 2023)
By proxy of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli participated today in the inauguration of the 103rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo, one of the major trade fairs dedicated to men’s fashion, which will be held until 13 January in Florence. “I […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, and the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration, Othman Jerandi
This morning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration, Othman Jerandi. Deputy Prime Minister Tajani highlighted the importance of cooperation with Tunisia in the migration field, particularly regarding the fight against human traffickers and repatriations. […]
Read moreMeeting between the Italian Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, and the Ambassador of Poland in Rome, Anna Maria Anders (04 January 2023)
Today the Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received the Ambassador of Poland to Italy, Anna Maria Anders, to exchange views on bilateral relations, the current situation in Ukraine and the latest developments in the Western Balkans. The meeting was an opportunity to reiterate the importance of political […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note
This morning, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to the mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Joseph Ratzinger. “A pontiff who accompanied the construction of the European Union, always promoting the fundamental values on which European society is built for the benefit […]
Read moreLebanon. Humanitarian transport by the Italian Cooperation Service to support the response by the authorities aimed at limiting the recent cholera epidemic
A humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation Service landed today in Beirut having left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi and containing over 9 tonnes of hygiene kits and other humanitarian goods. The operation, carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in coordination with the Department of Civil Protection […]
Read moreJoint Statement from Foreign Ministers on the Taliban’s Ban on Afghan Women Working for National and International NGOs
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States and the High Representative of the European Union are gravely concerned that the Taliban’s reckless and dangerous order barring female employees of national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the workplace puts at risk […]
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