Minister Luigi Di Maio: telephone conversation with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. They exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan with a focus on stability in the region, the evacuation operations, and the protection of human rights and civil liberties.
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, on the situation in Afghanistan. During the exchange of views, Italy’s support for the efforts and presence of the United Nations in the country was reiterated.
Read moreAir Force flight landing from Kabul
The Air Force flight with 86 passengers on board, including some Italians, numerous former Afghan collaborators and their families, European Union and NATO Delegation personnel, evacuated from Kabul, has landed. Before leaving the airport, they will all be subject to a COVID swab test, as happened last Monday on the occasion of the arrival of […]
Read moreVV19 flight: a new success for Vega
Flight VV19 successfully put Pléiades Neo 4 into a heliosynchronous orbit together with four ride-share microsatellites, including one from Rome’s “La Sapienza” University. Kourou (French Guiana), 16 August 2021 – The mission that departed today from the Kourou space base in French Guiana marked a new success for Vega with flight VV19. The European launcher, designed, […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio at the EU FAC on the situation in Afghanistan
Minister Di Maio to the EU Foreign Affairs Council on the situation in Afghanistan: “Yesterday, speaking from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, I took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council, which met virtually to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. I indicated the Government’s 5 priorities as part of a strategy that […]
Read moreParticipation of Minister Luigi Di Maio in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting on the crisis in Afghanistan
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. During the meeting, the need for coordination and cooperation among EU member states and the United States and other allies was reiterated to complete evacuation operations and define a shared strategy towards Afghanistan. […]
Read moreAfghanistan: 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 […]
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