Di Stefano at a webinar on sustainable cruise tourism
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke this morning at the webinar “Developing Sustainable Cruise Tourism” organized by IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association). IORA is an international organization founded in 1997 with the aim of facilitating trade and investment between countries bordering the Indian Ocean and of promoting sustainable economic cooperation in areas such as trade and […]
Read moreDel Re: Italy’s increasing commitment to the stabilization of the Sahel
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re participated, via videoconference, in the Ministerial Round Table on the Central Sahel region (Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso), jointly organised by the European Commission, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Germany and Denmark to deepen the humanitarian situation in the region. In her speech, Vice Minister […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Scalfarotto with Spanish Secretary of State. A convergence of opinions on international trade
The meeting between Deputy Minister Ivan Scalfarotto and the Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Xiana Méndez Bértolo, took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the main international trade issues of the two countries were discussed. “Italy and Spain have a special relationship and very similar visions within the European […]
Read moreLibya
Italy welcomes the start in Geneva of the fourth round of negotiations of the Joint Military Commission (JMC 5 + 5) which, under the mediation of the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General, Stephanie Williams, gathers for the first time the delegations of the two sides with a view to reaching an agreement for […]
Read moreNote of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Nagorno Karabakh
Italy welcomes the renewed humanitarian truce agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the weekend with the mediation of France in its capacity as co-chair of the Minsk Group and calls on the parties to respect their commitments, putting an end to any breach of the agreement. We express our condolences for the many civilian casualties. […]
Read moreVM Del Re at European meeting on Mali: support for political transition
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re participated, in VTC, in the 2nd Informal Dialogue on Mali chaired by the Spanish Secretary of State, Cristina Gallach, with some of her European counterparts. The meeting followed the one chaired on 11th September by VM Del Re herself. “Italy hopes for a successful political transition in Mali” – the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Scalfarotto meets the President of the Slovenian National Assembly, Igor Zorčič
Today Deputy Minister Ivan Scalfarotto received at the Foreign Ministry the President of the Slovenian National Assembly, Igor Zorčič, accompanied by the Hon. Felice Žiža, elected Member to the Slovenian Parliament by the Italian minority. While expressing his satisfaction for the intensification of the dialogue at governmental level between Italy and Slovenia, the Deputy Minister […]
Read moreJoint statement by Spokespersons of the Foreign Ministries of France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain
We are deeply concerned by the decision taken by the Israeli authorities to advance more than 4,900 settlement building units in the occupied West Bank. The expansion of settlements violates international law and further imperils the viability of a two-state solution to bring about a just and lasting peace to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is […]
Read moreSereni: Italy committed to protecting children in war
An extremely positive talk took place between Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba. The safeguarding and protection of children in the war zones of the planet is a vast humanitarian problem, made more serious today by the health emergency. Italy has made this […]
Read moreDel Re in Niger. Signed an agreement for the Italian military contingent
During her visit to Niger, Vice Minister Del Re was received by the President of the Republic Mahamadou Issoufou. It was a very fruitful meeting on several dossiers: bilateral Italy-Niger relations and regional issues, including Libya, Mali, and Sahel. Vice Minister Del Re and the President of the Republic fully agreed on the Italy-Niger partnership. […]
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