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Press Releases
17 November 2020
Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel

The 9th semi-annual Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel, chaired by Italy, was held today in virtual mode. Opening the meeting together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Minister Di Maio reminded that the stability of the Sahel is of fundamental importance for the security not only […]

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Press Releases
16 November 2020
New Italian strategy for migrations in Sudan

Following upon the visit of Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re to Sudan, the Italian Foreign Ministry launched phase one of the migration strategy for that country. The set of initiatives, financed with an initial contribution of 1.5 million euros from the Migration Fund, was developed, in partnership with UNHCR, IOM and UNDP, focusing on the […]

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Press Releases
13 November 2020
Del Re holds talks with Minister Costa. Strategic collaboration between the Italian Cooperation system and the Environment Ministry

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held video conference talks with the Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Marine Protection, Sergio Costa, on the present and future synergies between the two government departments, with regard to international cooperation. Mr. Costa and Ms. Del Re agreed on the […]

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Diplomatic Network
12 November 2020
Lusaka, omaggio a Dante

L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Lusaka rende omaggio a Dante Alighieri, in occasione del settecentesimo anniversario della sua morte, organizzando per domani 13 novembre alle ore 16 locali (le 15 in Italia) un webinar sul Sommo Poeta.  All’iniziativa, a cui hanno collaborato il Centro culturale italo-zambiano e il locale Comitato della Società Dante Alighieri, è prevista la partecipazione del […]

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In detail
11 November 2020
Minister Luigi Di Maio attends Question Time at the Chamber of Deputies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, answers questions on the initiatives aimed at averting civil war in Ethiopia and protecting the Italian companies operating in that country (Quartapelle Procopio – PD); on the initiatives aimed at containing Turkish expansionism, also in relation to the respect of the Montego Bay Treaty […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 November 2020
Addis Abeba: il progetto “Feeling along the Sidewalk”

In occasione della XX edizione della Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, sotto l’Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica italiana, dedicata a “L’italiano tra parola e immagine: graffiti, illustrazioni e fumetti”, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Addis Abeba, in collaborazione con il festival “Tibeb be Adebabay”, presenta “Feelings along the Sidewalk”: un connubio di culture, arti e stili […]

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Press Releases
9 November 2020
Del Re: Africa growing quickly – it’s the time to invest

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re took part in the video conference opening the 4th edition of the Italy-Africa Business Week, along with the Madagascan Foreign Affairs Minister,  Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba A. S. Oliva.  The conference, under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was entitled “Rebranding Italy in Africa”. “More than 20 […]

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Press Releases
9 November 2020
Fourth Annual Session of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

“Today the fourth annual session of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re was held, in a virtual format. During today’s session the Joint Committee adopted a package of initiatives worth over 50 million euros, of which about 29 million euros are earmarked for contributions to be made to […]

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Press Releases
6 November 2020
Foreign Ministry Note – Vice Minister Del Re meets with the Secretary of State of Portugal

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re met, in VTC, with Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal, to discuss relations between the EU and Africa and cooperation activities in that continent, in view of the forthcoming six months of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council that will kick off on 1 January. Secretary Ribeiro and Vice Minister Del Re highlighted the common interest of Italy and […]

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Diplomatic Network
30 October 2020
Sudan, il fumetto Comics and Covid-19: a story of resilience

In occasione della XX Settimana della Lingua italiana nel Mondo, dedicata al tema L’italiano tra parola e immagine: graffiti, illustrazioni, fumetti, l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Khartoum, nell’intento di promuovere un dialogo tra la realtà italiana e quella sudanese, ha organizzato un workshop di disegno che ha visto il fumettista italiano Stefano Tirasso, docente presso la Scuola Internazionale di Comics a Torino, all’opera […]

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