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Press Releases
17 December 2020
Del Re. Strengthening cooperation between Mediterranean and Indian Ocean for economic recovery

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated by video conference in the 20th Council of Ministers of IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association), a regional organization that aims to facilitate trade and investment among member countries and promote sustainable economic cooperation, of which Italy is a dialogue partner since last year. […]

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Interviews
16 December 2020
Sereni: The Foreign Ministry issues its first strategic policy document dedicated to Africa (Huffingtonpost.it)

For the first time the Foreign Ministry has prepared a strategic policy document dedicated to Africa, presenting it at the highest level with the participation of Minister Di Maio. A ground-breaking initiative, to be continued in the future, aimed at combining the institutional dialogue with our African partners with the essential involvement of all other […]

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In detail
15 December 2020
Presentation of the strategic document on “The Partnership with Africa”

Today, at 11.00, the launch event “The Partnership with Africa”, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy document identifying Italy’s main foreign policy priorities on the African continent, will be held in a virtual format. The first part of the conference will feature speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, […]

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Press Releases
10 December 2020
Vice Minister Del Re in Somalia: a strategic partner for Italy

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, went to Mogadishu for her third visit to Somalia since 2018, to take part in a Donor’s Conference for the Reconstruction of Somalia’s National University (UNS), which Italian Cooperation has been supporting since it was founded in 1969. Speaking at the Conference, the […]

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Press Releases
9 December 2020
Tigray. Del Re: Italy is ready to help the civilians affected by the conflict

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held telephone talks with the Ethiopian Minister of Peace, Muferiat Kamil, for an update on the  humanitarian situation in the Tigray region. In relation to the Humanitarian Access Agreement signed between the Government of Ethiopia and the United Nations, the Vice Minister reiterated […]

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Press Releases
7 December 2020
Del Re with Portugal Secretary of State on the Cabo Delgado crisis

The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met via videoconference Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal. They focused on the situation in the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. Over the last three years, Cabo Delgado (in the north of the country) has been […]

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Press Releases
3 December 2020
Del Re holds talks with Finnish and German counterparts

The Vice Minister responsible for Development Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held separate telephone conversations with Finland’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Ville Skinnari, and Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Gerd Mueller, within the framework of regular contacts with her European counterparts. The talks allowed a fruitful exchange of views […]

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Press Releases
3 December 2020
Vice Minister Del Re at the UN. Women and the youth essential for peace in Somalia

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re took part, via video conference, in the meeting of the UN’s Peacebuilding Commission for Somalia. The meeting, in which the Prime Minister and Minister of Woman and Human Rights Ibrahim also took part, was carried out on the vigil of the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. In this regard, the […]

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In detail
26 November 2020
Italian Economic Diplomacy 26 November: latest news from around the world

Bologna University is with Africa, for innovation and sustainable development The event entitled “Bologna University is with Africa, for innovation and sustainable development” will take place tomorrow, 27 November, in Bologna, from 18:00 to 20:30 pm, as part of the European Researchers’ Night 2020. The meeting will be attended by Giuseppe Mistretta, Central Director for […]

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Press Releases
26 November 2020
Del Re. Italy and South Africa join forces for the post-Covid recovery

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke by video conference at the opening of the seventh edition of Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue, organised by The European House-Ambrosetti. “South Africa and Italy have consistently been united by profound relations. A deep and sincere friendship between two Nations, which are distant […]

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Press Releases
25 November 2020
Foreign Ministry Note – Di Stefano: Huge potential in Africa for renewable energy

Today Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano took part in the second African Union Commission’s (AUC) – International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Forum. “The connection between energy and the environment forms to core of our work,” said the Deputy Minister, “smart cities, innovative energy technologies, sustainable investments – also from a post pandemic  viewpoint -, energy […]

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