Minister Luigi Di Maio receives the Netherlands’ Foreign Minister, Stef Blok, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has met the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Stef Blok, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a side meeting within the strategic Italian/Dutch Van Wittel – Vanvitelli Round Table. Minister Di Maio has first expressed the hope that bilateral cooperation will […]
Read moreVice Minister Del Re chairs the 5th Meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee
The 5th annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, chaired by Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re, has been held today in virtual format. At today’s meeting, the Joint Committee has approved a package of initiatives in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as the call for contributions in relation to initiatives promoted […]
Read moreExecution of Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam
Italy unreservedly condemns the execution of the Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam, which took place on 12 December 2020. Capital punishment is an inhumane, cruel and degrading treatment and can be accepted under no circumstances. Italy reiterates its commitment to the gradual abolition of capital punishment and launches a strong appeal to Iran to apply a […]
Read moreItaly-Uzbekistan Business Forum
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has participated today in virtual mode, together with the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, Sardor Umurzakov, in the Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, and the bodies responsible […]
Read moreSecond session, in virtual format, of the Italy-Turkey Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) meeting
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, chaired, with the Turkish Minister of Trade, Ruhsar Pekcan, the second session, in virtual format, of the Italy-Turkey Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) meeting. During restricted talks with Minister Pekcan, prior to the public session, Minister Di Maio stressed the importance of the […]
Read moreInternational Human Rights Day
On International Human Rights Day, the Foreign Ministry confirmed the central role of the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Italy’s international action. As a committed member of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, our country is at the forefront of the protection of fundamental rights in all fields. […]
Read moreItaly-UAE: talks between Vice Minister Sereni and the Minister for Cooperation Al Hashimi
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, held talks today by video conference, with the Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, Reem Al Hashimi. The talks centred, in particular, on the current crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Ms. Sereni and Ms. Al Hashimi both emphasised the need for […]
Read moreVice Minister Del Re in Somalia: a strategic partner for Italy
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, went to Mogadishu for her third visit to Somalia since 2018, to take part in a Donor’s Conference for the Reconstruction of Somalia’s National University (UNS), which Italian Cooperation has been supporting since it was founded in 1969. Speaking at the Conference, the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano’s mission to Azerbaijan
The second and final leg of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano’s mission to the Caucasus Region has ended with a visit to Baku and the city of Aghdam in Azerbaijan. In the Capital of Azerbaijan, the Deputy Secretary was received by the Country’s President Aliyev and met with the […]
Read moreVice Minister Sereni: Cooperation for energy transition in the Mediterranean
“We are aware of the challenges in terms of the energy transition in the North African and Middle East region. Italy intends to act as a bridge builder in the Mediterranean, and to facilitate the transition to green energy. To do so a strong partnership is required between the OECD and the other Countries in […]
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