Libya: Minister Di Maio holds talks with the UN Acting Special Representative Williams
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation today with the UN Acting Special Representative for Libya, Stephanie Williams. Minister Di Maio expressed satisfaction for the adoption of a Road Map, by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, in view of the elections scheduled for 24 December 2021, confirming […]
Read moreItaly-Chile: VM Sereni holds talks with Undersecretary Valdivia
Vice Minister Marina Sereni held political consultations today with the Chilean Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia. “Italy is consistently at the side of Chile, also in the historical process initiated at the end of last year and which is leading to the elaboration of a new Constitution”, the Vice Minister said opening the session, […]
Read moreDel Re: “The Sahel is the real border of Europe”
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened an online event organised by the CGIL trade union on “Peace and human mobility in the Sahel”. In her speech, the Vice Minister gave an appraisal of the situation in the region highlighting Italy’s growing role there. “In recent years, Africa has […]
Read moreDi Stefano at the Web Marketing Festival: investing on internationalisation and digitisation
This morning, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano attended the Web Marketing Festival, an event on digital and social innovation, speaking on digitisation and internationalisation. “Since before this crisis – the Deputy Minister said – Italy was lagging behind in digitisation. This pandemic has made it ever more urgent to bridge the delay”. On the prospects […]
Read moreMediterranean Women Network: Sereni attends the launch of the antenna in Kosovo
“The Mediterranean Women Mediation Network reflects Italy’s longstanding tradition in the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality,” Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni said while opening the video conference presentation of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network’s antenna in Kosovo, a project launched, promoted and financed by the Italian Foreign Ministry, in collaboration with the International […]
Read moreDel Re: the pandemic highlights the need of global actions for protecting women and children
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated today in the presentation of the WeWorld Index 2020 Report on the issue of “Women and children at the time of Covid-19”. The report provides an annual overview of the level of inclusion of women and children worldwide and is edited by WeWorld, […]
Read moreDel Re at the Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel: broadening international support for the stability of the region
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re spoke at the end of the 9th semi-annual Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel, chaired by Italy and opened by Minister Luigi Di Maio. The Vice Minister stressed how, during the meeting, support for the ongoing transition in Mali was reaffirmed, in the belief that the transition has […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Palestine and Israel
Italy expresses its appreciation for the announcement by the Palestinian National Authority of the resumption of collaboration with Israel, including security matters, put on hold since May. As urged by Minister Di Maio during his recent visit to Israel and Palestine, this is an important step towards re-establishing a climate of trust between the parties, […]
Read moreMeeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel
The 9th semi-annual Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel, chaired by Italy, was held today in virtual mode. Opening the meeting together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Minister Di Maio reminded that the stability of the Sahel is of fundamental importance for the security not only […]
Read moreForeign trade, Di Maio: “There are encouraging signs that the Pact for Export is working”
“Today, other very encouraging signsemerged from ISTAT, the Central Statistics Office, regarding foreign trade and confirming the competitive strength and commitment of Italian businesses which, despite the pandemic that has hit Italy’s economic fabric as well, nevertheless managed to achieve a 2.1% growth in exports in September 2020, on a year-over-year basis. In particular, Italy’s […]
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