Scalfarotto, telephone conversation with Swiss State Secretary Balzaretti
Today, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had a telephone conversation with the Swiss State Secretary responsible for European affairs, Roberto Balzaretti, as part of the ongoing cooperation between the two governments to ensure the protection of the health of frontier workers and to allow a safe resumption of productive activities. The talks focused on the issues that […]
Read moreMiddle East; Ms Sereni’s phone call with Palestinian chief negotiator Erekat
The Deputy Minister reiterates: From Italy, no to unilateral annexation in the West Bank This morning, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni had a telephone conversation with Saeb Erekat, Palestinian chief negotiator for the Peace Process. Mr Ereket stressed the deep concern of the Palestinians for a possible Israeli annexation of part of the West Bank and […]
Read moreDi Stefano, the working tables at the Foreign Ministry to support Made in Italy have concluded
Today, at the Foreign Ministry, the working tables to support Made in Italy and led by Undersecretary Di Stefano have concluded Today, at the Foreign Ministry, the sectorial working tables to support Made in Italy have concluded, they were led by Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]
Read moreNOTA FARNESINA – Clarifications regarding the article by Libero “Closed Borders. Conte and Di Maio leave Italians stranded abroad”
With regard to what the newspaper Libero has reported today in the article “Closed Borders. Conte and Di Maio leave Italians stranded abroad”, it is specified that the action of the Foreign Ministry and of its entire network abroad to encourage the return of compatriots has been, and remains, incessant. Since the beginning of the […]
Read moreCOVID-19: Del Re, preventing a global food crisis
Today Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re has chaired the extraordinary videoconference meeting of the Group of Friends on Food Security and Nutrition, which unites 41 countries to the United Nations. The UN Vice Secretary General, Amina, and the President of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, have participated. The meeting was co-organized by Italy, the Group […]
Read moreDi Stefano, Strong response to tables on export
The Sectoral Tables continue at the Foreign Ministry, led by Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio, with over 150 trade associations and business representatives and video conferences throughout Italy. The objective is to integrate the new needs that emerged from the business world […]
Read moreCOVID-19: Vice-Minister Del Re speaks with ICRC president
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. On 26 March last, the ICRC, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), presented a plan to combat the COVID-19 emergency in countries and crisis areas, […]
Read moreCoronavirus; Sereni, global alliance for drugs and vaccine, and Coalition for Food to prevent a health crisis from adding to a food crisis
Vice Minister Marina Sereni participated today, by videoconference, in the ministerial meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism, organized by the Foreign Ministers of France, Jean Yves Le Drian and Germany, Heiko Maas, to discuss the need for a coordinated response to the Covid-19 pandemic, to strengthen the work of the United Nations and the World […]
Read moreNote of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. COVID-19 – Del Re: Italy contributes to UN global response
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in a videoconference with major donor countries. The video conference was convened by the Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Aid Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, and the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Mike Ryan. The meeting provided an update on the activities carried out by the United […]
Read moreWestern Balkans and COVID-19 emergency
Today Italy hosted a video-conference between Kosovar and Serbian Ministers of Health, Arben Vitia and Zlatibor Lončar, focused on the COVID-19 emergency. The two sides exchanged views on the situation on the ground and discussed actions to tackle the pandemic. The discussion, which was attended by KFOR as well, underlined the importance to cooperate in […]
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