Ukraine: statement by Minister Luigi Di Maio
The decision of the Russian authorities to recognize the so-called separatist republics of Lughansk and Donetsk is to be condemned as in violation to the Minsk agreements. The decision represents a serious obstacle in the path towards a diplomatic solution of the Ukrainian crisis. Italy continues to uphold the integrity and full sovereignty of Ukraine […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets the Ambassador of Kosovo to Italy, Lendita Haxhitasim
On the 14th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Kosovo, the meeting between Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador of Kosovo to Italy, Lendita Haxhitasim, confirmed the consolidation of bilateral relations and Italian support to strengthen Kosovo’s democratic institutions and to its European prospects. During the cordial conversation, Ambassador Sequi recalled […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio participates in the Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, Monday, 21 February 2022)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be in Brussels tomorrow to attend the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The 27 Foreign Affairs Ministers will first discuss the latest developments on the tensions on the border between Ukraine and Russia and will hold a more general discussion on […]
Read moreG7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Russia and Ukraine
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, remain gravely concerned about Russia’s threatening military build-up around Ukraine, in illegally annexed Crimea and in Belarus. Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified massing of military forces, the largest […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio attends the extraordinary G7 Ministerial meeting (Munich, 19 February 2022)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, is in Munich today to attend the extraordinary G7 Ministerial meeting organized by the German Presidency within the framework of the 58th Munich Security Conference. The tension between Ukraine and the Russian Federation will be the focus of the meeting, whose aim is to strengthen coordination in […]
Read moreDiplomatic mission of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, to Malaysia and Singapore
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano yesterday concluded his official visit to Singapore first and then to Malaysia, the first visit by a representative of the Italian Government to Southeast Asia since the outbreak of the pandemic. “Last year Italy entered into an Italy-ASEAN development partnership and will shortly submit its official action plan structured into specific […]
Read moreUkraine. Della Vedova has a conference call with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Within the framework of the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, had a video conference call with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Tiny Cox, on the Ukrainian crisis. Undersecretary […]
Read moreHumanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation landed in Baghdad
On 14 February, a humanitarian flight of the Italian cooperation landed in Baghdad airport. It left the Emergency humanitarian aid base in Brindisi with about 6 tonnes of medical supplies to fight COVID-19 (lung ventilators, surgical masks, FFP2 masks, protective clothing and gloves), mainly made available by the support structure to the extraordinary Commissioner for the COVID-19 […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio holds a telephone conversation with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock
The border crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the recent contacts with Kiev and Moscow, and security in Europe were some of the principal issues discussed in today’s telephone conversation between the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. The telephone conversation was held within the […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio will be in Moscow this evening on a diplomatic mission
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be in Moscow on a diplomatic mission this evening to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. The meeting is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning, Thursday, 17 February. Minister Di Maio’s mission, which follows his visit to […]
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