On Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 October, the 10th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference will be held at the Rome Cavalieri Hotel, on the theme of “People, Planet, Prosperity. The future of an ancient partnership”, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio.
This tenth edition of the Conference will bring together the Foreign Ministers of Latin American and the Caribbean countries, embassy representatives, technicians, experts and Italian institutional representatives. The Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conferences have established themselves as a biennial event organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the International Italo-Latin American Organisation (IILA).
This year’s event aims at enabling the Italian Presidency to gather the contributions of its Latin American and Caribbean partners in view of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the end of October. For this reason, the 10th Conference will revolve around the same priorities identified for the G20, namely the promotion of inclusive and people-centred policies, environmental protection and sustainable economic growth.
In the framework of the Conference, in the afternoon of 25 October, there will also be a special event dedicated to the presentation of the results of the “Falcone – Borsellino Programme”. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by IILA, the Programme is the cutting edge of Italian legal diplomacy, in terms of its international technical assistance component. Speakers will include the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, the Minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, the Minister of Justice, Marta Cartabia, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, besides Latin-American Ministers and judicial authorities, the National anti-mafia Prosecutor and civil society representatives.
On the morning of 26 October, Minister Luigi Di Maio will address the opening plenary session of the Conference, followed by the speeches of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Latin American and Caribbean countries. The proceedings will be divided into three contextual thematic panels. The final plenary session will be addressed by Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni.
PROGRAMME FOR THE MEDIA
The event shall feature the following photo opportunities:
Monday 25 October
- 17:30: Special event “The Italian perspective in the fight against the mafia organisations: the heritage of Falcone and Borsellino” (photos on demand by writing to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it)
Tuesday 26 October
• 9:30: Opening plenary session (photographers/TV operators pool in the Salone dei Cavalieri)
• 10.30: family photo (photographers/TV operators pool)
• 15:00: Closing plenary session (photographers/TV operators pool in the Salone dei Cavalieri)
Journalists will be able to follow the special event “The Italian perspective in the fight against the mafia organisations: the heritage of Falcone and Borsellino” and the proceedings of the opening plenary session via audio/video link from the Press Room.
A Press Room will be available at the Hotel Rome Cavalieri on Monday 25 October, from 15:30 to 20:30 and then on Tuesday 26 October, from 8:00 to 18:30. Access to the Press Room will be allowed solely by presenting a negative molecular or rapid swab test taken within the 48 hours prior to access. In any case, access to the Press Room will be limited according to the capacity allowed by the anti-Covid regulations in force.
PRESS ACCREDITATION
Advance accreditation of media representatives is compulsory.
In view of current legislation on social distancing, a limited number of media representatives will be able to attend: only 1 journalist, 1 photographer and/or 1 cameraman per organisation or agency will be accredited.
Journalists, photographers and camera operators interested in covering the event may apply for accreditation by 12:00 on 22 October in one of the following ways:
- ONLINE at the link https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it, attaching the required digital documentation (letter by the relevant organisation and, for representatives of foreign press organizations, a Note Verbale issued by the Embassy in Rome of the interested Country)
- VIA EMAIL at accreditamentostampa@esteri.it (tel. 06/3691.3432 – 06/3691.8573) attaching the above-mentioned documentation.
Please note that it will not be possible to accept new accreditation requests on the days of the event. Due to limitations of space, not all accreditation requests may be accepted. Only those who receive confirmation of attendance will be allowed to enter the venues of the event.
Press badges shall be collected (in person and subject to presentation of valid ID) at the Press Accreditation Desk at Hotel Rome Cavalieri, Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, Rome, on the following days:
- Monday 25 October, from 15:30 to 17:30
- Tuesday 26 October
– from 8:00 to 09:00 (opening session and family photo)
– from 13:30 to 14:30 (closing session)
