Italy condemns the recent attacks in Iraq
Italy firmly condemns the recent attacks against a premise of the Global Coalition against Daesh in Iraq and the American Embassy in Baghdad. Italy extends its solidarity to the United States of America and Iraq for their victims and wounded. In these days of strong tensions in Baghdad, Italy underlines the necessity to respect the […]
Read moreCampione d’Italia’s Inclusion into the EU Customs Area. Relevant Italian and Swiss Agencies Reach an Understanding on Specific Bilateral Issues.
On December 20, in Bern, an Exchange of Notes took place between Italy and Switzerland concerning specific bilateral issues related to the change of customs and tax status of the Italian exclave of Campione d’Italia. Ensuring legal certainty and facilitating the transition to the new status are the basic aims of the agreement, particularly regarding […]
Read morePresidential elections in Afghanistan
Italy takes note of the publication of the Afghan presidential elections preliminary results, an important step towards completing the electoral process started in late September. While waiting for the required verifications to be completed, with a view to announcing the final results, we reiterate the expectation of a responsible and correct behaviour by all candidates […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio on a diplomatic mission to Lebanon
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Beirut, Lebanon, today on a diplomatic mission that will include a greeting to the Italian troops deployed in the UNIFIL mission in southern Lebanon. During his visit, Minister Di Maio will meet with his Lebanese counterpart, the outgoing Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil. […]
Read more8th Meeting of the Situation Room for Italy’s Internationalisation
Greater attention and proximity to the territory, increase in the number of Italian exporting companies, investments in communication and digital commercial channels, focus on innovation and sustainability, and consolidation of our market share in the sectors of excellence of our exports are some of the main objectives established by the Situation Room for Italy’s Internationalisation […]
Read more6th Session of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation
6th Annual Session of the Joint Committee for Development CooperationRome, 18 December 2019. Today, the Farnesina hosted the sixth annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, the second chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in conjunction with Deputy Minister, Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved […]
Read moreDel Re: Migrants – evacuation from Libya a must
Speaking at the Global Summit on Refugees in Geneva, Deputy Minister Del Re called for “an international initiative to promote the Italian model of humanitarian corridors for a more comprehensive migration policy, in particular to ensure the evacuation of migrants from Libya”. Del Re presented the government’s lines of action on its migration and reception […]
Read more30 years assisting Italians in the world
Today, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni and the Director of ANSA (the national associated press agency), Luigi Contu opened a photography exhibition that looks back over the main events followed to protect Italians abroad over the past 30 years. The exhibition was put on in association […]
Read moreScalfarotto meets with the Secretary General of the ASEAN
At the Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) in Madrid, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met with the Secretary General of the ASEAN, Lim Jock Hoi. The talks focused on the regional security, the connectivity issue arising from the ASEAN Master Plan on Connectivity 2025, which sets forth projects worth up to 110 billion a year up […]
Read moreScalfarotto holds bilateral meetings on the fringes of the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting
On the fringes of the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM), Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had two bilateral meetings with the delegations of Australia and New Zealand. With the Australian Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tony Sheehan, the issue that was addressed was the negotiation between the EU and […]
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