The Secretary General of the Farnesina summoned the Russian Ambassador to the Italian Republic
This morning, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Razov to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation within the framework of a coordinated action with its European Union partners. Above all, Ambassador Sequi expressed Italy’s firmest condemnation of the sham referendums illegally held by the Russian […]
Read moreNote by the Farnesina on the situation in Burkina Faso
The Farnesina worriedly follows the situation developing in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and rejects the use of force to conquer political power. Italy continues to wish that the ongoing events may not undermine a return to constitutional rules in Burkina Faso, in line with the Country’s recent commitments with the ECOWAS, the Economic […]
Read moreItaly elected to the First Category of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO
The Farnesina expresses deep satisfaction for Italy’s re-election in Montreal to the First Category of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the 2023-2025 three-year period during the XLI Assembly of the organization, a United Nations agency tasked with promoting the development and safety of air transport. The re-election of Italy, […]
Read moreG7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the illegal annexation of sovereign Ukrainian territory
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in our condemnation in the strongest possible terms of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its continued violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and Independence. […]
Read moreSecretary-General, Ambassador Sequi, meets with ASI President, Mr Saccoccia
Today, 29 September, Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, accompanied by the Principal Director for Integrated Promotion and Innovation, Minister Plenipotentiary Cecilia Piccioni, had a fruitful meeting with ASI (Italian Space Agency) President, Mr Giorgio Saccoccia, assisted by Ms. Gabriella Arrigo, Head of International Affairs at ASI. They addressed issues such as space diplomacy and […]
Read moreDevelopment Cooperation, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni presides over Joint Committee meeting
Deputy Minister Marina Sereni presided over the sixth annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, also attended by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Fabio Cassese and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri. Representatives from other Authorities in charge of the matters under discussion also took part in […]
Read moreItalian schools abroad: inauguration of the new school year on 28 September
Today, 28 September, the school year started for Italian schools abroad in the northern hemisphere. The event, also broadcast in live streaming, was held at the new premises of the Istituto Italiano Statale Comprensivo in Barcelona, one of the seven Italian state schools in the world. This was the first time a school year opening […]
Read moreMeeting between the Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador-Designate of the State of Israel in Rome, Alon Bar
Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Ambassador-Designate of the State of Israel to Italy, Alon Bar, on 28 September for a discussion focused on bilateral relations and the regional context, with particular reference to the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting made it possible to reaffirm the importance of a multidimensional partnership between […]
Read moreJoint Statement on the Situation in Libya
Senior officials representing France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States met on September 22 on the margins of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York to review the ongoing crisis in Libya. They expressed their support for Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily as he takes up his mandate […]
Read moreUndersecretary, Hon. Manlio Di Stefano attends the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Bali, 22-23 September 2022)
The G20 Trade Minster’s Summit, attended by Undersecretary Di Stefano from 22 to 23 September in Bali, Indonesia, has come to an end. The issues discussed at the meeting focused on the Ukrainian crisis, the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the role of the multilateral trading system in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, […]
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