FAO: Vice Minister Sereni held talks with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu
Vice Minister Sereni held talks, by videoconference, with the FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu. The talks focused on the G20 joint Foreign Affairs and Development Ministerial Meeting scheduled in Matera, on 29 June, and on the organisation of the pre-Summit meeting for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, which will be held in Rome, from 26 to 28 July. The Vice Minister […]
Read moreMiddle East, Vice Minister Sereni received Ambassadors from Arab countries
Vice Minister Marina Sereni received a delegation of Ambassadors from Arab countries at the Foreign Ministry: the Ambassador of the Arab League and the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar and Tunisia. The meeting had been requested in connection with the recent spiralling violence in the Middle East. At the meeting, […]
Read moreNote from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Italy expresses satisfaction at the renewal of the IRINI mandate
Italy warmly welcomes the renewal for another year of the mandate of the EU Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI by the UN Security Council, via the extension of Resolution 2292 of 2016. Pursuant to that Resolution, IRINI will be able to continue operating for compliance with the arms embargo on Libya, contributing concretely to the implementation […]
Read moreNote from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chico Forti case
Referring to a number of articles that have appeared today in some national newspapers in relation to the case of the transfer from the United States to Italy of the Italian prisoner Enrico Forti, this Ministry wishes to clarify that there has been no “loss” of documentation. The transfer to Italy of Mr. Forti is […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Sudan: Update on the situation of the Italian detainee Marco Zennaro
Mr. Marco Zennaro has been detained in Khartoum since 1 April, following allegations of fraud made by his business partners. The Italian Embassy in Khartoum has been following the case constantly, from the beginning, with regular consular visits to the detained Italian citizen (over 60 visits, to date, since 1 April) and keeping permanently in […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation (Federazione Internazionale Pasticceria Gelateria e Cioccolateria, FIPGC), represented respectively by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano and President Roberto Lestani, was held this morning. The Protocol regulates the […]
Read moreItaly opens a National Innovation Centre in Silicon Valley
This summer Italy will open its first overseas National Centre for Innovation and Culture in the United States, as an experimental model that can be replicated in other countries. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation following a proposal by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Consulate General […]
Read moreCooperation; Deputy Minister Sereni chairs the Joint Committee
Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the third annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, which was attended by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri. Luigi Maria Vignali, Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies, presented an information note […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova on a mission to Madrid
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is on an institutional mission today and tomorrow, to Madrid. He will have a series of discussions with his Spanish counterparts, as well as meeting representatives of the Italian community on the Iberian peninsula. The questions Deputy Minister Della Vedova will be discussing with the Spanish […]
Read moreCovid-19: Vice Minister Sereni, more vaccines for the Mediterranean area
“Italy has contributed to the multilateral response to the pandemic by providing Euro 416 million, Euro 385 million of which was for the Covax Facility. This is the international programme for access to the vaccine, which we believe to be the best tool for ensuring fair, safe, and effective distribution”. This was said at the […]
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