Italia-Costa Rica; Sereni chairs the 1st Session of the Political Dialogue Mechanism
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, co-chaired with Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Bolaños Argueda, the first session of the Italy-Costa Rica Political Dialogue Mechanism in San José today. The session – which was preceded yesterday by a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni and Deputy Foreign Minister Christian Guillermet-Fernandez – […]
Read moreSyria. Little Mustafa is on his way to Italy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses its deep satisfaction at the imminent arrival in Italy of the family of Mr. Munzir al-Nazzal and little Mustafa, the Syrian refugees portrayed in the photograph by Turkish artist Mehmet Aslan, the winner of the “Siena International Photo Award” 2021. In the wake of the wave […]
Read moreNote of the Foreign Ministry – Di Maio – Blinken phone talks (Rome, January 19, 2022)
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio pursues talks on Russia-Ukraine agenda. In the latter part of today the Minister was on the phone to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, welcoming mutual exchanges between the two countries – as testified by both governments’ shared pursuit of dialogue with Moscow, albeit pursuant […]
Read moreNote of the Foreign Ministry – Di Maio – Le Drian phone talks (Rome, January 19, 2022)
Today Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio was in phone talks with France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian. The Russia-Ukraine agenda and international and European coordination in respect thereof held centre stage during the talks. Minister Di Maio firstly stressed Italy’s concern at developments along the Russia-Ukraine […]
Read moreMission of Deputy Minister Sereni to Cuba and Costa Rica (Havana/San José, 16 – 21 January 2022)
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, started an institutional visit to Cuba and Costa Rica on Sunday, 16 January, which will end on Friday, 21 January. The visit started in Havana where, today, Deputy Minister Sereni will chair the sixth Session of the Political Dialogue together with the First Deputy Minister, […]
Read moreFarnesina Note: United Arab Emirates – Yemen
Italy expresses concern at the attacks in the Musaffah industrial district outside Abu Dhabi. Italy wishes to express its solidarity with the families of the victims and stands by the Government of the United Arab Emirates and, furthermore, firmly condemns these actions which, by fuelling a retaliatory spiral, are liable to impinge on the stability […]
Read moreClimate Change. Italian diplomat Alessandro Modiano appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change by Ministers Di Maio and Cingolani
Minister Plenipotentiary Alessandro Modiano has been appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister for Ecological Transition (MiTE), Roberto Cingolani. The decision to appoint a Special Envoy for climate change comes from the increasing relevance of climate diplomacy, a key element of […]
Read moreItaly condemns the latest ballistic missile launches by the DPRK
Italy condemns the latest ballistic missile launches by the DPRK, which occurred on 5 and 11 of January. Such illegal activities undermine regional and international peace and security and are a matter of grave concern. We urge the DPRK to refrain from further provocations and to take concrete steps towards a complete, verifiable and irreversible […]
Read moreItaly-Spain: the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General meets with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress, Pau Marì-Klose
The Italian Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today received a delegation of the Spanish Congress of Deputies led by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Pau Marì-Klose. The meeting offered the opportunity to further tighten cooperation between the two Countries, also in view of the upcoming Italian-Spanish Summit. In particular, Ambassador Sequi […]
Read morePartecipazione del Ministro Di Maio alla riunione informale dei Ministri degli Esteri dell’Unione Europea (Brest, 13-14 gennaio)
Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Luigi di Maio, sarà a Brest per partecipare alla riunione informale dei Ministri degli Esteri della UE (Gymnich). Nel corso della riunione, organizzata sotto Presidenza di turno francese del Consiglio dell’Unione europea, i Ministri avranno uno scambio su principali temi di attualità internazionale, ed affronteranno questioni […]
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