Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi meets with Saipem CEO and General Manager, Alessandro Puliti
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with Saipem’s new CEO and General Manager Alessandro Puliti. Ambassador Sequi congratulated Puliti on his appointment, which entails great responsibility, being at the helm of one of Italy’s major industrial companies. Ambassador Sequi also reasserted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and its diplomatic-consular […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary, Hon. Manlio Di Stefano attends the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (15 September 2022)
Under-Secretary Di Stefano attended the G7 Trade Ministers’ meeting held today at Neuhardenberg Castle in Germany. The issues discussed at the meeting focused on sustainability and the resilience of global supply chains, reform of the World Trade Organisation and combatting economic coercion. The meeting was preceded yesterday evening by a working dinner with Ukrainian First […]
Read moreIsraeli geneticist Assaf Distelfeld receives Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize at the Farnesina
The ceremony for the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation between Italy and Israel has been celebrated at the Farnesina. The award, presented in association with the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), was conferred on Israeli geneticist Assaf Distelfeld for a project on plant genomics. The award adds new momentum to joint research […]
Read moreNote by the Farnesina – Situation in Ethiopia
Italy favourably welcomes the Tigray Regional Government’s willingness to comply with an immediate negotiated cease of hostilities and an African Union-led negotiation process. To this end, we urge the Ethiopian Government to consider this new opportunity for the good of the Ethiopian population and nation, and of the entire region. It is in this spirit […]
Read moreProgetto Farnesina, Confindustria e ICE Agenzia per il riorientamento di approvvigionamenti critici da mercati alternativi
Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, di concerto con Confindustria e ICE Agenzia, ha avviato un progetto volto ad identificare le principali materie prime e semilavorati critici per l’industria nazionale, con l’obiettivo di individuare e mettere a disposizione delle imprese fonti di approvvigionamento alternative ai fornitori dei Paesi coinvolti nel conflitto russo-ucraino. […]
Read moreSereni speaks at G20 Development Ministerial meeting: the consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine particularly impact the most vulnerable countries
Deputy Minister Marina Sereni took the floor today during the first panel of the G20 Development Ministerial meeting, organised by the rotating Presidency of Indonesia on the island of Belitung, once again firmly condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which has caused a number of humanitarian and development-related consequences in many of the most vulnerable countries. […]
Read moreUndersecretary of State, Mr Manlio Di Stefano, attends ceremony for submission of Rome’s candidature dossier to host Expo 2030 (Paris, 7 September 2022)
The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Manlio Di Stefano, attended – along with Rome Mayor, Mr Roberto Gualtieri, and the President of the Rome Expo 2030 Candidacy Committee, Ambassador Giampiero Massolo – the ceremony for the submission of Rome’s candidature dossier to host Expo 2030, held at the Bureau International des Expositions […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Pakistani Ambassador, Jauhar Saleem, in Rome
Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Pakistani Ambassador, Jauhar Saleem, for a farewell greeting at the end of his term in Rome. Ambassador Sequi expressed Italy’s solidarity with the Pakistani people for the serious damage caused by the monsoon rains, for which Islamabad announced a state of emergency and made an appeal […]
Read moreItaly takes part in the first underwater multilateral archaeological mission under the auspices of UNESCO on the Skerki Bank and in the Strait of Sicily
Together with Experts from the Ministry of Culture, Italy took part in the first underwater multilateral archaeological mission under the auspices of UNESCO on the Skerki Bank and in the Strait of Sicily. The mission was launched on 21 August and is scheduled to end on 4 September. It is the first multilateral mission under […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Polish Ambassdor Anna Maria Anders in Rome
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today in Rome with Poland’s Ambassador, Anna Maria Anders, to exchange views on the war in Ukraine, on energy security in Europe and on how the two countries can cooperate to counter disinformation. Ambassador Sequi and Ambassador Anders stressed once again the importance of the financial, military and […]
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