Deputy Minister Di Stefano holds bilateral Consultations with Georgia
This morning, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Teimuraz Janjalia at the Foreign Ministry. Among the many topics on the agenda, the fight against Covid-19, the post-pandemic economic recovery, regional issues and cooperation, both bilaterally and in major international fora. “Italy looks at Georgia as a promising partner with […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio holds telephone talks with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, focused on the situation in Tunisia. The conversation confirmed that Italy and the European Union are paying the utmost attention to the latest worrying developments in the country and reiterated […]
Read moreLaunch of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit (Rome, 26-28 July)
The “Pre-Food Systems Summit” (26-28 July) kicked off today at FAO’s Rome headquarters. It is a substantive preparatory event that will set the stage in view of the Food Systems Summit that UN Secretary-General Guterres has convened for the Ministerial Week of the 76th General Assembly in September. The event confirms Italy’s role as a […]
Read moreThe video game “Italy. Land of Wonders”
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the launch of ‘ITALY. Land of Wonders’, a video game that is aimed at bringing the cultural heritage and wonders of Italy to a worldwide audience in general, and to young people in particular. Graphically appealing and targeted to both children and adults and created by Infinity Reply, ‘ITALY. Land […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra. The agenda included prospects for bilateral cooperation between Italy and Algeria and discussions on the main regional issues.
Read morePresentation event: “Lessons from Sciascia, around the world”
The Comitato Nazionale Sciasciano has designed a cycle of “Lessons from Sciascia” that began in Italy and is now continuing as a virtual “relay” around the world, including in cultures and countries that are very distant one from another, but are all animated by the desire to read and reread Leonardo Sciascia in a cosmopolitan […]
Read moreJoint statements by Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be meeting the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed. At the end of the meeting, they will be issuing joint statements.
Read moreMeeting of the Special Envoys for Afghanistan
The meeting of the Special Envoys for Afghanistan from Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom) and the United States took place on 22 July at the Foreign Ministry, opened by Deputy Minister Di Stefano. The NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, a representative of the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Qatari Special […]
Read moreChile: Ferrero Group Investment
The Italian Company, Agrichile, the agricultural branch of the Ferrero Group, in business in Italy for 30 years, has announced that it is to invest US Dollars 40 million in a new hazelnut processing plant in the Nuble Region, in central-southern Chile. Construction of the new plant will begin at the end of 2021 and […]
Read moreD.M. Di Stefano calls a meeting of the Steering Committee on the Sea
This morning the Deputy Minister chaired the meeting of the Inter-ministerial Steering Committee on the Sea, set up to align the various administrations’ approaches to Italy’s international standing on maritime matters. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Presidency of the Republic, Presidency of the Council, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Defence, Ministry […]
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