Deputy Minister Del Re attends the ICG meeting on Venezuela
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re attended the ministerial meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Venezuela on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly in New York yesterday. In her address, the Deputy Minister expressed her “deep concern at the deterioration in the political and humanitarian situation […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio holds a meeting with the Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum
Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a meeting with his Algerian counterpart, Sabri Boukadoum, on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York. The discussion revolved around the main bilateral and regional issues of common interest. Minister Di Maio reminded his Algerian counterpart of his hope that Algeria […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio welcomes the agreement reached today to establish the Constitutional Committee on Syria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio expressed his sincere appreciation overr the agreement reached between the government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian Negotiations Commission regarding the establishment of the Syrian Constitutional Committee as announced today by UN Secretary-General Guterres. This is an important first step to launch […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio meets with the Foreign Minister of Tunisia, Khemaies Jhinaoui
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a cordial meeting with his Tunisian counterpart, Khemaies Jhinaoui, on the sidelines of today’s 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. “With my Tunisian colleague we discussed the principal regional dossiers, starting with the Libyan crisis and its fallout in terms of instability […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio meets with the Director General of the IOM, António Vitorino
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting offered the opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s support to the IOM as a decisive partner in […]
Read moreDi Maio’s reply to Orban
No unnecessary interferenceOrban should avoid unnecessary interference. I will not allow anyone to judge or attack Italy, least of all those who act like sovereignists when it comes to our borders. Orban does not know the Italian people, so he should talk about his people, if he wishes to do so, not about ours “. […]
Read moreCompetences to define the commercial and promotional strategies and policies with foreign countries and encourage the internationalization of Italy’s cultural and economic system
The decree-law approved today by the Council of Ministers on the reorganization of the competences of some Ministries, transfers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation the power to define the commercial and promotional strategies and policies with foreign countries and the development of the internationalization of Italy’s cultural and economic system. Besides […]
Read moreLibya: humanitarian operation brings to Italy four Libyan paediatric patients
Following an initiative promoted by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and as a result of the cooperation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Minister of Defence, a humanitarian operation was accomplished today with the arrival in Italy of a first group of four Libyan […]
Read moreMigrants: press note by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio
“The judgment expressed by the Hungarian government is wholly instrumental. For years, Italy has been living in an emergency situation mainly caused by the indifference of several European partners like Hungary. It’s easy to play sovereigntist with other people’s borders. Whatever Country does not accept its share of migrants must be severely sanctioned. Italy cannot […]
Read moreDeclaration by France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on the West Bank
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are deeply concerned about the announcement of a possible annexation of areas in the West Bank, particularly the Jordan valley and the northern shore of the Dead Sea. This would, if implemented, constitute a serious breach of international law. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom […]
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