Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Ahmed Maiteeg
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received at the Farnesina the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Ahmed Maiteeg. The meeting offered the opportunity for an update on the situation in Libya.
Read moreLibya: the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and the EU Commussion sign a 50 mln Agreement
Today in Brussels, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the European Commission signed an agreement to allocate 50 million euros to 24 Libyan municipalities to meet the basic needs of the civilian population such as healthcare, education, water and energy supplies and small-scale infrastructure. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of […]
Read moreOSCE: Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process visits Kiev
The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Franco Frattini, is in Kiev today to attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference. It is a prestigious event that the Ukrainian capital hosts every year, gathering institutional representatives, politicians, opinion leaders and internationally renowned intellectuals. Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko, is to open the event. SR Frattini will deliver […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi meets with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, George Tsereteli
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assemby, George Tsereteli, at the Farnesina today. In the talks, they made an overview of the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, also ahead of the Ministerial Meeting scheduled to be held in Milan on 6-7 December.The meeting, which took […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi
The meeting focused on European and international initiatives on migration and asylum.
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano meets with an institutional and entrepreneurial delegation from the Osaka Prefecture
Manlio Di Stefano, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received at the Farnesina an institutional and entrepreneurial delegation from the Osaka Prefecture led by Governor Ichiro Matsui. The Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan’s most dynamic and appealing regions, especially in spearheading economic sectors and technological research and innovation. The meeting […]
Read moreMeeting between Deputy Minister Del Re and Ambassadors of African countries
Emanuela Del Re, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met the Ambassadors of African countries today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Rome. The Deputy Minister set out her vision for relations between our country and the African continent during the course of a very useful meeting, stating that […]
Read moreLibya: Minister Moavero Milanesi had several telephone conversations
The Minister shared with his interlocutors an update on the situation in Libya and on the various ongoing conversations. He also reaffirmed the Italian Government’s commitment to relaunch and bring forward the stabilisation process in Libya, an intention that they all had converging views on. Minister Moavero Milanesi confirmed Italy’s position on taking the United […]
Read moreGuatemala
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has learnt with regret the decision of the Government of Guatemala to not ask for a renewal of the mandate for the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). It will therefore naturally and definitively expire in September 2019, preventing the current CICIG Commissioner Ivàn Velàsquez from re-entering the […]
Read morePress note on the statements made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet
In response to the statements made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Foreign Ministry points out the following: Italy deems the statements made today by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Italy’s alleged non-compliance with the respect of the human rights of migrants, to be inappropriate, […]
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