Press Release – CO-OPERA 2022
CO-OPERA, the 2nd National Development Cooperation Conference held on 23 and 24 June at Rome’s Auditorium della Conciliazione closed today. The Conference, which is convened every three years by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to foster the participation of citizens in defining development cooperation policies, was co-organized by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary General, Amb. Sequi, holds consultations with Iceland’s Permanent Secretary of State, Amb. Martin Eyjólfsson
Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received the Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland, Ambassador Martin Eyjólfsson, to hold bilateral consultations. Ambassador Sequi expressed satisfaction for the renewed momentum in the bilateral relations between Rome and Reikiavik, as confirmed by the recent meeting between Minister Di Maio and his counterpart […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s visit to Berlin (24 June 2022)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Berlin today to take part in two important meetings called by Germany. The first, in the G7 context, is focused primarily on Ukraine and grain exports, while the second will address food supply security. The meeting of G7 foreign ministers will focus […]
Read moreBilateral consultations between the Secretary General, Amb. Sequi, and the Canadian Deputy Minister, Marta Morgan
Secretary General, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, held consultations today at the Farnesina with the Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marta Morgan. The meeting made it possible to take stock of the excellent bilateral relations, in particular in the economic, scientific, and cultural spheres, in the framework of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the […]
Read moreThe Farnesina intensifies its interventions in favour of Ukrainian refugees and its support to Moldova
As a follow-up to the joint statement of Minister Di Maio and his Moldovan counterpart Popescu on strengthening cooperation in the field of migration, signed on 15 March 2022, the Farnesina has intensified its interventions in support of Ukrainian refugees in the Country and in favour of Moldovan institutions. Italy is thus responding to the call made […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary General, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Algerian Foreign Ministry Secretary General, Amb. Chakib Rachid Kaid
The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, held consultations today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Secretary General of the Algerian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Chakib Rachid Kaid. The meeting focused in particular on the organisation of the upcoming Italy-Algeria Summit, to be held in Algiers on 18 and 19 July. […]
Read moreFirst Meeting of the Space Agencies of the Member Countries of IILA, co-organized by the MAECI, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and ICE – Italian Trade & Investment Agency (20-24 June 2022)
The first meeting of the Space Agencies members of the IILA is scheduled for 20 June: the top-ranking officials of the 18 Space Agencies of IILA member Countries, representatives of the ESA (European Space Agency) and of the leading industries and trade associations of the Italian aerospace sector will meet in the International Conference Hall […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio attends the Foreign Affairs Council
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is due to attend the European Union Foreign Affairs Council that will be held in Luxembourg tomorrow 20 June. On the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council, Minister Di Maio, together with the Finnish Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto, will co-host a first informal working […]
Read moreDevelopment Cooperation: Deputy Minister Sereni chairs Joint Committee meeting
Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the fourth annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, in which the Director General for Development Cooperation, Fabio Cassese, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri, also took part. Representatives of other public sector organisations with competence for the issues discussed also attended. The […]
Read moreUkrainian crisis. Humanitarian aid transport for the most vulnerable population segments
A new humanitarian aid transport for the Ukrainian population took off yesterday from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. The operation is organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with Italian civil society, which is on the front line of the response to the humanitarian crisis […]
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