Afghanistan: the Embassy in Kabul reconstituted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that the Italian Embassy in Kabul, led by Ambassador Vittorio Sandalli, who returned to Italy yesterday from Afghanistan, has been immediately reconstituted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the other European diplomatic representations redeployed to their homeland, and is already operational. In close coordination with its European partners, it monitors the […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The discussion concerned the definition of a common approach to the situation in Afghanistan and the coordination of evacuation operations.
Read moreAfghanistan: Ministry of Defence and MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation). A plane has landed from Kabul with Italian Embassy staff, civilian nationals and some Afghan collaborators
The Italian Air Force’s KC 767 plane has just landed at Fiumicino airport with about 70 people on board, including diplomatic staff and former Afghan collaborators. The flight, which took off yesterday, is part of the plan to bring Italian embassy staff back home and of the Aquila Omnia Operation to bring former Afghan collaborators and their […]
Read moreMexico: inauguration of the Cablebus2 urban cable car constructed by Leitner
On Sunday 8 August the Cablebus2 cable car, constructed by the Italian company Leitner, one of the world leaders in cableways, was inaugurated in Mexico City. Working with its local partner Alfa (Aristos group), it has completed the longest urban cableway in Latin America, which is also one of the most significant recent urban mobility […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation today with his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On the agenda: bilateral relations between Italy and the Arab Emirates, strategic partnership, and regional issues.
Read moreMinister Di Maio holds telephone talks with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s willingness to maintain constant and structured bilateral dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the interest in further intensifying the economic partnership between the two countries. Minister […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio participates in the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke today at the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon, held in virtual mode and jointly sponsored by France and the United Nations on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In his address, Minister Di Maio […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation today with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry. The conversation focused on recent regional developments: the situation in Libya and Tunisia, human rights and the fight against the pandemic.
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio visits Libya
On Monday, 2 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will visit Libya, where he will meet a wide range of interlocutors to discuss key topics, such as furthering the dialogue on the UN-led stabilisation and institutional transition process, which Italy supports with determination, to encourage the renewed commitment of […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio visits Libya (2 August 2021)
On Monday, 2 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will visit Libya, where he will meet a wide range of interlocutors to discuss key topics, such as furthering the dialogue on the UN-led stabilisation and institutional transition process, which Italy supports with determination, to encourage the renewed commitment of […]
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