Note by the Foreign Ministry- Talks between Libyan parties in Montreux
Italy warmly welcomed the recommendations that the representatives of the Libyan parties agreed to following the outcome of the talks held from 7th to 9th September in Montreux, Switzerland, under the auspices of UNSMIL. Following parallel statements by the President of the Presidential Council, Fayez Serraj, and the President of the House of Representatives, Aghila […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Di Maio with Commissioner Várhelyi
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio met today at the Foreign Ministry with the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi. The meeting provided an opportunity to continue the common path started with the joint visit to Tunisia last 17th August. In this regard, Minister Di Maio and Commissioner Várhelyi expressed satisfaction at the formation […]
Read moreBilateral consultations between Italy and the Holy See
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, hosted the bilateral Italy – Holy See consultations at the Foreign Ministry, together with the Secretary for Relations with States, H.E. Mgr Paul Richard Gallagher. The meeting was an opportunity for a wide range of views on the main international political issues and major […]
Read moreAnnouncement of Milan candidacy to the seat of the UPC
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, expressed his satisfaction for the results of today’s meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepComm) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which met today by videoconference to discuss the effects of UK leaving the EU on the Agreement establishing the Court. During the meeting, Italy announced its intention […]
Read moreVM Del Re: Italy promotes a coordinated global response to the pandemic
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended the first meeting of the newly established “Facilitation Council” of the Accelerator ACT – Access to COVID-19 Tools, convened by the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen and the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom. The ACT Accelerator is the structured international […]
Read moreMs Del Re. Italy G20 Presidency: focus on fighting a pandemic in developing countries
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, to take stock of the agenda of the Italian Presidency G20 in 2021 on development cooperation. Space was also devoted to the theme of relations between the European Union and Africa. “In these complex times, international cooperation […]
Read moreOsce, Ms Sereni confirms Italy’s priority commitment in the fight against corruption
Vice Minister Marina Sereni gave a keynote speech at the opening session of the Prague Economic and Environmental Forum, the main event of the second dimension of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), dedicated this year to the fight against corruption, under the title “Promoting security, stability and economic growth in the […]
Read moreG7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the confirmed poisoning of Alexei Navalny. Germany has […]
Read moreScalfarotto: the detention of Maria Kolesnikova is unacceptable
“The detention of Maria Kolesnikova, expulsions, unjustified arrests and persecution of Belarusian opposition members and peaceful protesters are unacceptable and incompatible with the values of freedom and democracy shared by all the European countries,” said Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto. “I appeal to the Belarusian authorities asking them to immediately release María Kolesnikova and all those detained […]
Read moreSuccess of Italy’s candidature as ASEAN Development Partner
The 53rd meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the member countries of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) today approved Italy’s candidature as Development Partner of the Association. This is an objective for which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked hard this year, despite the difficult conditions dictated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Italy has […]
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