Earthquake in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria
Following the violent earthquake that struck Southern Turkey and Northern Syria at 4:17 a.m. this night, the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the Italian citizens present in the country and is acting in close connection with the Italian embassies and consulates in the area to verify the conditions of […]
Read moreItaly – UN Joint Press Release | Stage set in Italy to take stock on progress towards the transformation of food systems across world at critical half-way point of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030
ROME, 3 February— On behalf of The Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Antonio Tajani, announced today the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment, will take place in Rome, Italy from 24 – 26 July 2023, at […]
Read moreMeeting between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and the Romanian Ambassador to Rome, Gabriela Dancau (03 February 2023).
Today, Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli received the Romanian Ambassador to Italy, Gabriela Dancau, to exchange views on the state of bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to intensify the bilateral political dialogue and the already excellent bilateral economic relations between Rome and Bucharest, also in […]
Read moreMeeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed; UN Food Systems Summit to be held in Rome in July
ROME – This morning at the Farnesina, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Deputy Secretary-General agreed to hold in Rome (on 24-26 July 2023) the international summit following up on the Food Systems Summit, […]
Read moreTajani-Crosetto: the first Foreign Affairs-Defence Roundtable of the 19th legislature
Rome, 3 February 2023. The first Foreign Affairs-Defence Roundtable of the 19th legislature of the Italian Republic got underway today in Rome, with the meeting between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Italian Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto. The initiative aims to explore issues […]
Read moreThe National Association of Italian Retired Diplomats “Costantino Nigra” awards a graduation prize named after Ambassador Luca Attanasio
ROME, 2 February 2023 – Today, the National Association of Italian Retired Diplomats “Costantino Nigra” (ASSDIPLAR) presented a graduation prize named after Ambassador Luca Attanasio. The award – worth EUR 2,000 – was assigned to Alessia Matturro, who graduated with a Master’s degree in “Intercultural Communication in the Euro-Mediterranean Area” from the University of Naples […]
Read moreFirst 2023 meeting of the Disputed Minors Task Force
The Directorate General for Italians Abroad chaired the first 2023 meeting of the Disputed Minors Task Force at the Farnesina today. This meeting, which was attended as usual senior officials from the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice, provided an opportunity to take stock of the situations of minors involved in the conflict in Ukraine. […]
Read moreDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, meets the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri
Today Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, to discuss Rome’s candidacy for EXPO2030. The Deputy Prime Minister confirmed the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its network of diplomats and consuls for the city’s candidacy, including targeted promotional events […]
Read moreThe Quirinal Treaty enters into force (1 February 2023)
Today, 1 February 2023, the Treaty between the Italian Republic and the French Republic for Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation, known as the Quirinal Treaty, officially enters into force. Just over a year after it was signed on 26 November 2021, the Treaty seals the strategic relationship between Italy and France, a relationship deeply rooted in our […]
Read moreMeeting of the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, with US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried
Il Segretario Generale, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina Karen Donfried, Assistant Secretary of State statunitense per l’Europa. Today, the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received Karen Donfried, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, at the Farnesina. Ambassador Sequi and Assistant Secretary Donfried reaffirmed the excellent state […]
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