Mission to China by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to China to attend the 2nd edition of China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai in which Italy is a Partner Country. Today, Italy’s chief diplomat met with the Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to make the best of Italy’s participation in the […]
Read moreDi Stefano: Internationalisation is a necessary requirement for companies
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, today attended the National Assembly of Italian Cooperatives – Agri-food and Fishing Sector held in Rome together with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, and the Undersecretary at the MIPAAF Giuseppe L’Abbate in representation of the Government. The meeting focused on […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Del Re at the 31st General Assembly of ICCROM
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended the 31st General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) in Rome. The Deputy Foreign Minister recalled that ICCROM is an inter-governmental organisation established in Rome in 1959. “Italy and ICCROM have […]
Read moreSyrian Constitutional Committee
The Foreign Ministry expresses its appreciation for the opening of the work session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva today, the first tangible step in the political process on the Syrian crisis, and applauds the United Nations Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and his team for their untiring effort to mediate between the parties, which […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Sereni welcomed to the Farnesina OSCE High Commissioner Lamberto Zannier
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, welcomed to the Farnesina, Lamberto Zannier, OSCE High Commisioner on National Minorities. The meeting focused on the state of the art of activites of the office of the High Commisioner, one of the four independent OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) authorities, which […]
Read moreSicily’s blood oranges exports to China. Technical panel meets at the Farnesina
A technical panel on citrus fruit exports to China met today at the Farnesina. The meeting was called by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio, and was attended by representatives of MiPAAF, MiSE, ICE, (Italian Trade Agency), the Sicily Region, numerous companies authorised to export citrus fruit to China, alongside with […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto: innovation and internationalisation as drivers of the manufacturing industry
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, participated in an ANIMA – the confederation of mechanics industries- public assembly highlighting that beauty and accuracy are essential components of Italian ingeniousness and Made in Italy production which, however, would not be complete without engineering, mechanics and innovative skills. The Undersecretary underlined the core […]
Read moreOICE Report- Undersecretarry of State Di Stefano: a further increase in turnover in foreign markets
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, participated at ICE (Italian Trade Agency) HQ with a presentation on the 2019 OICE Foreign Markets Report of Italian engineering, architecture and technical and economic consulting companies. The Undersecretary recalled that 45 % of turnover refers to foreign market contracts, and underlined that […]
Read moreDel Re in Brussels: Italy gives another 2.5 million to help Venezuelan refugees
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended the Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Brussels, co-organised by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, the Director General of the IOM, Antonio Vitorino, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo […]
Read moreThe Farnesina protects the more vulnerable social groups: funds for € 3 million to Chad and Tunisia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has earmarked 2 million euros from its Africa Fund in favor of the World Food Program (WFP) in Chad, to support the economic self-sufficiency of about 30,000 Sudanese refugees, creating local job opportunities in the agricultural sector that constitute alternatives to migration. A further contribution of € 1 million from the […]
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