The 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 […]
Read moreItalian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Note
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reports that yesterday evening unknown persons smashed the window of the building where the Consulate General in Barcelona is located, defacing a wall at the building’s entrance. Also yesterday, a car bearing a diplomatic licence plate belonging to a diplomatic official serving at the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreJoint Statement on U.S.-Italy Science and Technology Cooperation
The following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Italy at the 14th meeting of the U.S.-Italy Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. On January 26 and 27, the government of Italy hosted the 14th Italy – United States Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology Cooperation. Monica Medina, Assistant […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli presides over the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2023
The 2023 first meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, the body appointed to approve funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, was held today. For the first time, the meeting was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli. In his introductory […]
Read more“Giorno della Memoria” (27 gennaio 2023)
In occasione del “Giorno della Memoria”, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Antonio Tajani, si unisce alla commemorazione e al ricordo delle vittime della Shoah, affinché la memoria di questo genocidio, che rappresenta un crimine senza precedenti nella storia dell’umanità, resti viva anche nelle generazioni più giovani. “Questa Giornata non ci impone […]
Read moreJoint Communiqué by MAECI – MIMIT – MEF – MIN. OF TOURISM | First Meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Made in Italy in the World, 26 January 2023
The first meeting of the Committee for Made in Italy in the World – CIMIM, a body set up by the Italian government last November, co-chaired by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy and participated in by the Italian Ministries of Economy and […]
Read moreJoint Communiqué – UNESCO, Tajani – Sangiuliano: “The City and Port of Odessa as World Heritage with Italy’s Support”
During the Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee, which was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris today, a decision was made to inscribe “The City and Port of Odessa” on the prestigious list. Italy strongly supported the Ukrainian candidacy and provided the Kiev government with technical assistance, which made it possible to quickly […]
Read moreMission to Mexico of Undersecretary Giorgio Silli (Mexico City, 22-24 January 2023)
The Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, concluded a mission to Mexico yesterday, during which he held talks with the Mexican Minister of Culture, Alejandra Frausto Guerrero, the Undersecretary for Foreign Trade at the Mexican Ministry of Economy, Alejandro Encinas Najera, and the Mexican Undersecretaries for Foreign Affairs – Carmen Moreno […]
Read moreExpo 2030. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani meets with the Secretary General of BIE Kerkentzes
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani has received at the Farnesina the Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions – BIE Dimitri Kerkentzes, who is currently visiting Rome for a series of consultations within the framework of Rome’s candidacy to host the 2030 World Expo. […]
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