Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets with Ukraine’s Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Mykola Tochytskyi and Denys Sharapov
The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Ukrainian Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Defence, Mykola Tochytskyi and Denys Sharapov, respectively. Talks mainly focused on Italy’s support to Ukraine – which has been confirmed on several occasions by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy […]
Read moreELMED: Italy expresses satisfaction over the approval of the EU funding for the electrical interconnection between Italy and Tunisia
Italy greatly welcomes Brussel’s approval of a sizable European allocation for the implementation of ELMED, the power interconnection project promoted by TERNA and its Tunisian counterpart STEG, providing for a 230 km-long 600 MW connection to Sicily. ELMED will produce a quantum leap in the integration of the electricity markets on the northern and southern […]
Read moreThe Political Directors Small Group Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States hosted a meeting of political directors from the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS today in The Hague. Political Director Mr. Marcel de Vink of the Netherlands, and Deputy Special Envoy to the Coalition Mr. Ian McCary of the United States, updated partners […]
Read moreSecretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends the meeting: “Italy Guest Country at Frankfurt 2024” (7 December 2022)
The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attended the meeting titled “Italy Guest Country at Frankfurt 2024”. The meeting was organised by the Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) and curated by Ricardo Franco Levi, President of AIE and the Government’s Special Commissioner for the coordination of activities connected to the participation of Italy […]
Read moreUkraine. New supply of humanitarian goods for the vulnerable population by the Italian Cooperation
A new dispatch of humanitarian supplies by the Italian Cooperation in favour of the Ukrainian population left from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi and arrived in Chernivtsi in recent days. It allowed the transport and delivery of 9 tonnes of humanitarian aid (including, in particular, winter kits, tents, stoves and blankets), […]
Read moreMission to Austria of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Antonio Tajani (7-8 December 2022)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Antonio Tajani will be in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday for a meeting with Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, which will be followed by a press point. The Deputy Prime Minister will also see Chancellor Karl Nehammer and attend a meeting organised by the […]
Read moreMeeting between the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Spanish Ambassador, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez (5 December 2022)
Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Spanish Ambassador, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez. Ambassador Sequi reaffirmed the importance of cooperation between Italy and Spain in light of their common belonging to the European and Atlantic families and their Mediterranean vocation. Ambassador Sequi stressed the opportunity to continue the work started after the […]
Read moreParticipation of Undersecretary Maria Tripodi in the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of Ancient Civilisations
Undersecretary Maria Tripodi attended the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of Ancient Civilisations in Baghdad, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. The Forum of Ancient Civilisations is a platform for dialogue and cultural cooperation, with the aim of enhancing the legacy of ancient […]
Read moreSecond edition of the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the food crisis
On the sidelines of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani chaired the second edition of the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the food crisis which was first launched by Italy in 2022 to find operational solutions to the food crisis in the Mediterranean region […]
Read moreNote of the Foreign Ministry
The Farnesina condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the serious criminal act committed against First Counsellor Susanna Schlein and her family in Athens. During the night, unknown people torched Counsellor Schlein’s car, which then exploded and was completely destroyed. Awakened by a quick sequence of bangs, Counsellor Schlein immediately realised there was an attempt to […]
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