Tajani attended a working meeting in Amsterdam with a group of ‘like-minded’ European foreign ministers
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attended a working meeting in Amsterdam this evening, organised by the Dutch Foreign Minister, Tom Berendsen, alongside the foreign ministers of Germany, Poland, Sweden, Croatia, Latvia and Hungary. The meeting follows a similar gathering organised by Minister Tajani in Rome last July, as part of a regular dialogue between a wider […]
Read moreTajani thanks Cassis for Switzerland’s decision not to seek reimbursement of the medical expenses incurred by the young people from Crans-Montana: “We will always stand by the young people and their families”
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani today welcomed the Swiss Government’s decision not to seek reimbursement of the medical expenses for the young Italians involved in the Crans-Montana tragedy, and thanked the Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Ignazio Cassis, who had informed him of the decision. The Minister, working in close […]
Read moreSecretary-General Guariglia at the commemoration ceremony for the fallen victims of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the First World War
To mark National Unity and Armed Forces Day, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, took part today, alongside the Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, Councillor Umberto Zingales, in the ceremony held at the Palazzo della Consulta in memory of the fallen victims of the Ministry of […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Cirielli in Florence for the 40th anniversary of UNICEF Innocenti
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, participated today in Florence in the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of UNICEF Innocenti, which coincides with the 80th anniversary of UNICEF itself, in the presence of UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. Deputy Minister Cirielli highlighted the important role that UNICEF’s Research Office has […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Tajani and the Patriarch of Iraq, Paul III Nona
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met today at the Foreign Ministry with the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church of Baghdad, His Beatitude Paul III Nona, who has taken the helm of a community numbering over 600,000 faithful worldwide, 300,000 of whom are in Iraq. The meeting provided an opportunity to address a number of challenges […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Cirielli met the Chairman of the Estonian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, today received Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, at the Foreign Ministry. Following the Deputy Minister’s last visit to Tallinn last year, the meeting provided an opportunity to further deepen discussions between Italy and Estonia on key […]
Read moreMedia Freedom Coalition statement on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2026
On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and in the context of an increased impunity rate of killings of journalists, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition call for journalists and media workers to be protected so they can fulfil their essential role of informing the public, exposing wrongdoing, revealing […]
Read moreUndersecretary Tripodi Co-Chaired Italy-Vietnam Political Consultations with Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, met today at the Foreign Ministry with Vietnam’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, and co-chaired the bilateral political consultations. The agenda focused on strengthening political and economic dialogue and the aim of elevating bilateral relations to a Global Strategic Partnership, also through closer cooperation […]
Read moreThird Space Economy Forum held at the Foreign Ministry
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani participated in the third Space Economy Forum, an initiative organised by the Parliamentary Intergroup on the Space Economy, chaired by the Hon. Andrea Mascaretti. The event was also attended by the Vice-President of the Lazio Region, Roberta Angelilli, alongside representatives from institutions, the diplomatic corps, local authorities, trade associations, industrial clusters […]
Read moreUndersecretary Tripodi at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, represented Italy at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta. Divided into three sessions, the Ministerial meeting addressed the main international geopolitical tensions, with particular focus on freedom of navigation, food security, the resilience of global trade, energy security and the protection of supply chains. “Freedom […]
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