Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Repatriate compatriots stranded on cruise ships
Thanks to the relentless work of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami, in close collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Washington and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a solution has been reached for the case of compatriots stranded on the cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean company stationed off Florida. The “Freedom of the […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano Conversation with Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov
Today Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had a video call with Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, with whom he discussed the revival of bilateral and regional cooperation during and after the health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his condolences for the Italian victims of the pandemic […]
Read moreScalfarotto, meeting on neighbouring countries
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto chaired a meeting today with the Italian Ambassadors in neighbouring and neighbouring countries. The videoconference was the occasion for a confrontation in view of the liberalization of movements, without quarantine obligation, to and from the EU, Schengen area and the United Kingdom from next June 3. The meeting addressed issues such as […]
Read moreNotice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Transatlantic Conference Call on Emergency COVOD-19
COVID-19 emergency response, and the measures implemented to reopen the production activities, repatriate the compatriots stranded abroad, make availability medical supplies on the global market, develop a vaccine, manage the consequences of the crisis on trade and the global economy, support to the most at risk countries and fight against disinformation were among the main […]
Read moreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to work for the repatriation of compatriots: so far over 83,000 Italians have returned, 2090 from Saturday to today
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, more than 83 thousand compatriots from 118 countries have returned to Italy, with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thanks to more than 800 air, sea, and land operations. In the last two days 868 compatriots from Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba have returned […]
Read morePress Release – Afghanistan
Italy welcomes the agreement reached for the formation of a new Afghan government and praises the political forces that decided to coalesce around a common and inclusive project for a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. We congratulate President Ghani for his second mandate at the helm of the Country and we welcome the creation of […]
Read moreWorld Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (17 May 2020)
When the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms Italy’s commitment at an international level to support the fight against all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It is one of the priorities of Italy’s current mandate in the United Nations Human Rights […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano at the webinar ‘Markets live, focus on France’
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke today at the webinar “Markets lives, focus on France”, organised by MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation) and ICE (Italian Trade Agency) Agency in collaboration with the Embassy and ICE Office in Paris. The President of ICE Ferro and the Director-General Luongo and the Italian Ambassador, Teresa Castaldo, […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto participates in the InCE video-conference meeting
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the extraordinary video-conference meeting of the Heads of Government of the member countries of the Central European Initiative (InCE). It is one of the initiatives promoted by the Montenegrin Presidency on-duty related to the health emergency. During his speech, Scalfarotto highlighted the importance of regional cooperation in the fight against the […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry continues to work to repatriate compatriots: so far more than 80,000 repatriations, 1,100 since yesterday
About 1,100 people returned to Italy between yesterday and today thanks to the support of the Foreign Ministry and its network, which has organised 16 special flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Somalia. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, more than 80 thousand compatriots from 117 […]
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