International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the international community in remembrance of the victims of the Shoah, the most tragic chapter in the history of Europe. As Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Italy reiterates its steadfast commitment to fighting […]
Read moreSereni on Africa: healthcare and vaccine aid Italy’s top priority
Today, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended the Salute e Sviluppo: l’impegno per l’Africa meeting at the Farnesina. Organised by NGOs Amref Health Africa – Italia and Codeway, the meeting centred on the findings of an Ipsos survey carried out on behalf of Amref Italia, titled La narrazione sull’Africa (The Africa Narrative). […]
Read moreThe collective effort to face global challenges: Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova speaks at PACE
25 January 2022. The Council of Europe is a fundamental part of the collective effort to face the global challenges ahead of us. This is how Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova started his speech today, Tuesday, 25 January, as acting President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe during the first part of […]
Read moreLatest developments in Burkina Faso
Italy follows with concern the situation that is unfolding in Burkina Faso. It firmly reaffirms its disapproval of the use of force as an instrument for taking power and calls for respect for the republican institutions, in the hope that constitutional order may be re-established as soon as possible.
Read moreItaly condems the recent bombing in Yemen
Italy strongly condemns the aerial bombing on a prison in Saada, in the Yemeni territory controlled by Houthi rebels, which caused dozens of victims. It is urgent to stop the Yemeni conflict, which is causing suffering and victims among the civilian population. The parties must return to the negotiating table immediately under the aegis of […]
Read moreAddress by Undersecretary Della Vedova at the Conference on the future of Europe
Speaking at the third plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova underscored how a European common political space is emerging from the difficulties of these past few years. Undersecretary Della Vedova called on the Plenary to take into serious consideration and carefully discuss the recommendations made by citizens […]
Read moreItalia-Costa Rica; Sereni chairs the 1st Session of the Political Dialogue Mechanism
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, co-chaired with Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Bolaños Argueda, the first session of the Italy-Costa Rica Political Dialogue Mechanism in San José today. The session – which was preceded yesterday by a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni and Deputy Foreign Minister Christian Guillermet-Fernandez – […]
Read moreSyria. Little Mustafa is on his way to Italy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses its deep satisfaction at the imminent arrival in Italy of the family of Mr. Munzir al-Nazzal and little Mustafa, the Syrian refugees portrayed in the photograph by Turkish artist Mehmet Aslan, the winner of the “Siena International Photo Award” 2021. In the wake of the wave […]
Read moreNote of the Foreign Ministry – Di Maio – Blinken phone talks (Rome, January 19, 2022)
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio pursues talks on Russia-Ukraine agenda. In the latter part of today the Minister was on the phone to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, welcoming mutual exchanges between the two countries – as testified by both governments’ shared pursuit of dialogue with Moscow, albeit pursuant […]
Read moreNote of the Foreign Ministry – Di Maio – Le Drian phone talks (Rome, January 19, 2022)
Today Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio was in phone talks with France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian. The Russia-Ukraine agenda and international and European coordination in respect thereof held centre stage during the talks. Minister Di Maio firstly stressed Italy’s concern at developments along the Russia-Ukraine […]
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