Statement of the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors’ Group on nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
The G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group recalls the Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers of August 10, 2022, in support of the IAEA´s efforts to promote nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. The G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group remains profoundly concerned by the serious threat the continued control of Ukrainian nuclear […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio visits Ukraine
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, visited Ukraine today, the day after the anniversary of the country’s independence. In the capital, Kiev, Minister Di Maio had meetings with the President of the Republic, Volodymyr Zelensky; the Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba; and the Minister for Internal Affairs and co-Chair of the […]
Read moreMyanmar: Joint Ministerial Statement Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Myanmar Military’s Attack against Rohingya and Ensuing Crisis
The following is the text of a joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the fifth anniversary of the Myanmar military’s attack against Rohingya. Five years ago, the Myanmar military launched a […]
Read moreCuba. 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 […]
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