Minister Di Maio participates in the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Meeting
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today in the video conference at ministerial level on the future of relations between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood Countries, chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The Ministerial Meeting was organised […]
Read moreOCSE-MENA; Sereni, in an unstable Mediterranean, Italy upholds dialogue
“COVID-19 is affecting the whole world but in the Mediterranean region we are facing a particularly unstable situation”. These words were spoken by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, at the Strategic Consultations of the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development. The Initiative aims at creating common governance training programmes between […]
Read moreVice Minister Sereni speaks at the Convention to mark 50 years of relations between Italy and China
“Collaboration between Rome and Beijing is intense in all sectors”. This is what the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, said, speaking at the Convention entitled “Fifty Years of Relations between Italy and China (1970-2020)”, promoted by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, attended by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to […]
Read moreDel Re. Italy and South Africa join forces for the post-Covid recovery
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke by video conference at the opening of the seventh edition of Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue, organised by The European House-Ambrosetti. “South Africa and Italy have consistently been united by profound relations. A deep and sincere friendship between two Nations, which are distant […]
Read moreSereni and Di Stefano hold round table talks to support the culture sector
Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni and Deputy Minister Manlio di Stefano held talks, by video conference, with organisations representing the culture sector, namely, AIE (Association of Italian Publishers), ANICA (Association of Film, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries), APA (Association of Audiovisual Producers), ASSORESTAURO. The event is part of a new round of sectoral meetings, starting on 2 November, dedicated to national production categories, called by Deputy Minister Di Stefano, who is in charge of business internationalisation matters. The new round of talks follows the previous round held in April and […]
Read moreDel Re. 2030 agenda and Paris agreement are the pillars for recovery
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at “Codeway – Cooperation and Development Expo”, a virtual event created and organised by Fiera Roma on the issue of development cooperation at the time of the pandemic. “The pandemic continues to profoundly impact not just health but the economy and well-being of billions of people around the world. For the first time in twenty years the crisis triggered by the […]
Read more25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Italy rejects any form of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and reiterates its commitment against this unacceptable phenomenon, which is also a serious impediment to attaining gender equality and effective enjoyment of women’s rights. Since this is a priority action in Italy foreign policy, the Foreign Ministry pursues the goal of eliminating all […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Deputy Minister Scalfarotto on a visit to the San Marino Republic
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, is visiting the San Marino Republic, where he was welcomed during the morning by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Luca Beccari. Their talks centred on relaunching bilateral relations, also by reactivating the Joint Commission that Mr Scalfarotto chairs on Italy’s behalf. This […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Di Stefano: Huge potential in Africa for renewable energy
Today Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano took part in the second African Union Commission’s (AUC) – International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Forum. “The connection between energy and the environment forms to core of our work,” said the Deputy Minister, “smart cities, innovative energy technologies, sustainable investments – also from a post pandemic viewpoint -, energy […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Meeting between Minister Di Maio and Luxembourg’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean Asselborn
Nel quadro del rafforzamento delle relazioni tra Italia e Lussemburgo previsto dalla dichiarazione di intenti firmata a Roma nel 2019, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Luigi Di Maio, ha incontrato oggi il Ministro degli Affari Esteri del Lussemburgo, Jean Asselborn. In considerazione del rilievo e dell’ampiezza dei rapporti tra i due […]
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