ICC. Undersecretary Picchi in The Hague to attend the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guglielmo Picchi, is in The Hague today to attend an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Undersecretary’s presence confirms the great value that our Country attributes to the ICC, also as […]
Read moreUdine hosts OSCE Conference on inter-State relations on national minorities
As part of the numerous initiatives of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), an event was held in Udine today to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Bozen Recommendations on National Minorities in Inter-State Relations. The Conference was organised by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry urges the EU Member Countries to receive the migrants rescued and boarded on the ships of the Guardia di finanza and of Frontex
With reference to the almost 450 migrants rescued today by boats of the Italian Guardia di Finanza and of Frontex, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office, sent diplomatic notes to the Embassies of EU Member Countries urging their respective Governments to each receive part of the migrants. The […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi at the NATO Summit in Brussels
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, accompanied Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to the NATO Summit in Brussels on 11 and 12 July. On the sidelines of the Summit, Minister Moavero Milanesi had bilateral meetings with his colleagues Hunt from the United Kingdom, Bushati from Albania and Thodarson from Iceland. […]
Read moreRome chosen as the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
“We are very satisfied with the designation of Rome as the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. The success of the candidacy of the City of Rome is the fruit of the intense teamwork between the Government and the Parliament,” affirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreJoint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America
July 11, 2018 The Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, recalling their statement of 27 June 2018, welcome the announcement that Libya’s National Oil Corporation is resuming its vital work on behalf of all Libyans. We commend the legitimate National Oil Corporation as it repairs infrastructure, honors its contractual obligations, […]
Read moreMission to Tripoli of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, was on a mission to Tripoli today, where he met with the Chairman of the Presidential Council Fayez Al Serraj, the Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maitig, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Taher Siyala, and the Head of the Higher Council of the State, […]
Read moreThe Italian Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction over the departure for Italy of Mrs Cattafesta
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses great satisfaction and welcomes the news of the departure for Italy of Mrs Cristina Cattafesta, who was detained in Turkey last 24 June. The positive outcome of the case was made possible also thanks to the personal involvement of Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi – addressing the appeal launched by […]
Read moreUndersecretary Emanuela Del Re meets the “Vento di Terra” Association
Undersecretary Emanuela Del Re received a delegation from the “Vento di Terra” Association and the Change.org platform who submitted a 400,000 name petition against the demolition of the so-called “Rubber Tyre School” in Khan Al Ahmar village on the West Bank. It had been financed by the Italian Development Cooperation and built by Vento di […]
Read moreItaly consolidates its leadership in UNESCO World Heritage sites with the listing of “Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century” and the postponement of the “Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene” to 2019
The Italian delegation to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, led by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Guglielmo Picchi, has returned from Manama, where the Organisation’s member states are convened, with the listing of Ivrea and having overturned the negative judgment expressed by the technical advisory body on postponing the scrutiny of the nomination of […]
Read more