Cuba. Humanitarian transport by the Italian Cooperation in response to the aftermath of the fire in Matanzas on 5 August
In response to the growing humanitarian needs recorded in Cuba following the explosions at the Matanzas thermoelectric power plant, the Italian Cooperation has arranged and organized the delivery of humanitarian aid departing from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. As such, a total of approximately 2.3 tonnes of humanitarian goods (medicines, health […]
Read moreMeeting between the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Greek Ambassador to Rome, Eleni Sourani
The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met the Greek Ambassador, Eleni Sourani, on 22 August to discuss bilateral relations and questions regarding the regional context and the eastern Mediterranean. The meeting was an opportunity to underscore Italy’s shared standpoint with Greece on the need to resolve the disputes in that region […]
Read moreMeeting between the Secretary General, Ambassador Sequi, and the Executive Director for Italy at the International Monetary Fund, Domenico G. Fanizza
Today at the Farnesina, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Executive Director for Italy at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Domenico G. Fanizza. Ambassador Sequi recalled the positive collaboration with the Fund, also under the Italian presidency of the G20, and […]
Read moreInternational Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (22 August 2022)
On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its endless and constant commitment at the international level to promote freedom in this field, and firmly condemns all forms of violence and discrimination motivated by religious affiliation or non-affiliation. With growing concern, […]
Read moreFirm condemnation of the attack launched by Al Shabaab against the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu
Italy firmly condemns the attack launched by Al Shabaab against the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, expresses its sympathy with the families of the victims and with the Somalian people and institutions and calls for the perpetrators to be quickly brought to justice. Italy remains in the forefront in combating terrorism and all forms of violent […]
Read moreStatement by the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden on the Israeli raids of six Palestinian civil society organisations on 18 August 2022
We are deeply concerned by the raids which took place in the morning of 18 August, as part of a worrying reduction of space for civil society in the oPT. These actions are not acceptable. The further reduction of civil space in the oPT remains a source of concern. We stand firm with NGOs to […]
Read moreCivil Protection: Italy will treat another three people injured in explosion in Libya
CROSS will manage the transfer of the patients The Libyan Air Ambulance carrying three Libyan citizens injured on 1 August 2022 in the explosion of a tank in the Fezzan region has just landed at Pisa’s military airport. The Medical Evacuation (MedEvac) mission was carried out in close collaboration with the Libyan authorities. It was […]
Read more“Kabul the year after” — Secretary General Ettore Francesco Sequi guest of SkyTG24
One year on from the change of regime in Afghanistan, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, and Tommaso Claudi, former head of the consular chancellery in Kabul, are guests of the SkyTG24 special dedicated to that historic event.
Read moreNota Farnesina – Connazionale trattenuto in India
L’Ambasciata d’Italia a New Delhi, in stretto raccordo con la Farnesina, segue con la massima attenzione il caso del connazionale Federico Negri, trattenuto dalle Autorità di frontiera indiane con l’accusa di essere entrato illegalmente in territorio indiano dal Nepal. Al momento il connazionale si trova in stato di custodia cautelare in vista della definizione del […]
Read moreStatement of the G7 Foreign Ministers in support of the IAEA´s efforts to promote Nuclear Safety and Security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, reiterate our strongest condemnation of the ongoing unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The Russian Federation must immediately withdraw its troops […]
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