Di Maio “We need an ambassador in Cairo for Zaky and Giulio” (la Repubblica)
PRISTINA-PARIS FLIGHT – On his one-and-half day whistlestop tour in the West Balkans, touching Belgrade, Skopje, Pristina, the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, voiced a message of support to the stabilisation of the region and its inclusion within the European Union. He visited the Kfor Command in Kosovo, speaking with the 500 Italian military who […]
Read moreDi Maio: “Rome will follow the proceedings. To do a dialogue with Cairo is essential» (Corriere della Sera)
« Egypt is undoubtedly a crucial country for the stability of the Mediterranean. If we want to defend human rights and find the truth about Giulio Regeni, we cannot ignore the relationship with Egypt”, Luigi Di Maio said last night on the Airbus A319 of the Air Force that took him to Paris from Pristina, […]
Read moreDi Maio: «We are allocating 300 million to support exports. It’s time to focus on the more mature markets» ( Il Sole24 Ore)
«Our exports of goods and services are a strategic foreign policy priority for our Government, since they represent the most dynamic sector for producing wealth and account for 32% of the GDP. Clearly, Italian businesses are faced with great difficulties and need to overcome significant challenges in complex scenarios, also in the light of the […]
Read moreScalfarotto: «A strategy for increasing the number of foreign buyers in Italy» (Sole 24 Ore Rapporti)
Trade fairs are an essential tool for promoting Italian products worldwide. A fact forcefully reasserted by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto. Mr. Undersecretary, does the 2020 budget provide for any support to the trade fair sector? «We have extended the tax incentives scheme allowing businesses to attend international trade shows abroad. Under the […]
Read moreSereni – «Libya Memorandum, negotiations are under way – The national security measures need to be overhauled» (Avvenire)
Negotiations between Rome and Tripoli to review the controversial memorandum of understanding signed three years ago have not yet kicked off. But the Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni assures us that «It is not true that there will be no more space for manoeuvre after February 2. Instead, there is the possibility and the will […]
Read moreDi Maio : «Italy must focus united on EU sanctions or else lose its face». (Il Messaggero)
Di Maio is focused on Berlin. Before flying to the Conference on Libya today, the Foreign Minister made a whistlestop trip to Calabria for the forthcoming regional elections, as the political head of his 5-Star Movement. The future of the Movement is still an open issue, for which a solution has not yet been found, […]
Read moreDi Maio “Europe Stands To Lose the Most” (Spiegel International)
DER SPIEGEL: Mr. Di Maio, all attempts to end the conflict in Libya so far have failed. The German government is now organizing an international peace conference in Berlin on Sunday. What’s new this time around that might make a difference? Di Maio: Germany very carefully waited for the right moment for the conference. This wasn’t simply about creating a […]
Read moreDi Maio: we need to deploy Blue Helmets in Libya
Luigi Di Maio replies to us on the phone during a whistlestop tour in Emilia-Romagna. Once again he seems prepared to take the brunt of the expected certain defeat of the 5-Star Movement in the regional elections, thus proving that he remains the Movement’s political head, despite the recent bitterness and the political reasoning whereby […]
Read moreDi Maio: «Libya stop attacking Prime Minister Conte»
Luigi di Maio, the unsuccessful meeting with Sarraj and Haftar was a failure. What went wrong? «Italy’s commitment is total, these days I have been to Brussels, Istanbul, Cairo and I have just come back from Alger. From Iran to Libya, we are facing difficult situations, caution is necessary, we need to act responsibly. The […]
Read moreLetter from Foreign Minister Di Maio: “The time for action is overdue, but Italy needs to team up in order to play a role” (la Repubblica)
Dear Sir, the recent events could irretrievably alter the political destiny of the Middle Eastern region. The millions of people flooding the streets of Teheran to mourn the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani are a tangible sign of a situation of chaos determined by a complex set of variables, against a backdrop that is […]
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