Note Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) – Luca Tacchetto
Luca Tacchetto, who was abducted on 16th December 2018 in Burkina Faso with his Canadian companion Edith Blais, landed tonight at Ciampino airport. Waiting for him, the Head of the Farnesina Crisis Unit, among others, who has been at the side of the family for the last 15 months.
Read moreNote Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) – Slovenia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been following the development of the transit situation, in particular of goods, at the border with Slovenia since yesterday. There have been intense contacts with Slovenian authorities during the night and again this morning. The Ljubljana authorities have made it clear that the long queues involving Italian vehicles on […]
Read moreThe MAECI adheres to the initiative “L’Italia chiamò” (Italy called)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) adheres to the initiative promoted by MIBACT “L’Italia chiamò. Courage, resilience, talent: the antibodies of Italians and Italians at the time of the coronavirus” (#litaliachiamo), with a video contribution dedicated to the Farnesina Collection and a focus on four works by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Vedova, Carla […]
Read moreScalfarotto: Talks with Switzerland on the border situation
“Today I spoke with the Swiss Ambassador in Rome, Rita Adam, to discuss with her the situation of Italian cross-border workers. We have jointly agreed on the importance of ensuring the continuity of the opening of the border between the two countries and that workplaces are accessible to our workers under the highest health and […]
Read moreAfghanistan – Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United Nations
Representatives of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United Nations met on March 1 in Doha, Qatar and: Welcomed the important steps, enabled by the United States – Taliban agreement and the United States – Afghanistan joint declaration of February 29, towards ending the war and opening the […]
Read moreFurther details on the Decree of the Italian PM of March 8, 2020
Further details on the Decree of the Italian Prime Minister of March 8, 2020 CROSS-BORDER WORKERS Restrictions put into effect today do not affect those who must travel for well grounded work-related reasons, unless they are subject to quarantine measures or tested positive for COVID-19. Cross-border workers may enter and exit their area of residence […]
Read moreTelephone talk of Vice Minister Del Re with the Congolese Foreign Minister
During a telephone conversation this afternoon, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Emanuela Del Re updated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo Jean Claude Gakosso on the epidemiological situation in Italy and invited the Congolese authorities to take proportional and non-discriminatory measures against Italian citizens present in the country. Minister Gakosso […]
Read moreNote Farnesina – terrorist attack in Tunis
Italy strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack that shook the Tunisian capital this morning. In expressing its solidarity with the families of those affected and its wish for a speedy recovery to the wounded, Italy reaffirms its closeness to the Tunisian institutions and people and reiterates its strong commitment to the fight against terrorism, alongside […]
Read moreVice Minister Sereni opens Conference on the role of young people in Africa
“Today more than ever, Africa is at the centre of Italian foreign policy and relations between us and the continent are increasingly close, as shown by the fact that our country is the main European investor on the ground, with investments of 9 billion euros in 2017″. Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni stated that opening […]
Read moreVisit by Vice Minister Del Re in sudan
Vice Minister Del Re is in Sudan for an institutional visit, the first of an exponent of the Italian Government since the dismissal of former President Bashir and the installation of the new transitional Government of Abdallah Hamdok. Today, the Deputy Minister had a series of meetings with the main State offices: Prime Minister Abdallah […]
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