Asia e Oceania

In detail

20 August 2021

Participation of Minister Luigi Di Maio in the virtual meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on the situation in Afghanistan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, connected from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit, participates in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs to discuss the new challenges concerning the situation in Afghanistan. Click here to read the press statement

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In detail

20 August 2021

Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi di Maio and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi. The subject of the discussion was the situation in Afghanistan.

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Interviews

20 August 2021

«Calca ai cancelli, fuga drammatica Facciamo le liste di chi può partire» (Nazione-Carlino-Giorno)

«Le immagini che tutti hanno visto, noi le abbiamo vissute, e restituiscono appieno la drammaticità del momento. Di certo noi facciamo tutto il possibile, mettendo a disposizione tutte le risorse disponibili, siamo sempre stati operativi». La sera è calata e, nell’aeroporto internazionale Hamid Karzai, il console italiano a Kabul, Tommaso Claudi, giovane diplomatico di Camerino […]

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Interviews

20 August 2021

Il console italiano: «La nostra lotta per fare arrivare chi ci ha aiutato. Dobbiamo salvarli» (Corriere della Sera)

La calca. Le grida. I pianti. Le suppliche. I bambini lanciati oltre il filo spinato. Le ragazze sollevate di peso per scavalcare il limite tra i salvati e i sommersi dell’Afghanistan. E stata un’altra giornata di paura e disperazione nello scalo di Kabul. In migliaia vogliono tentare la fuga verso la libertà. E cercano di […]

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In detail

19 August 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio takes part in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the situation in Afghanistan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will participate, connected from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit, in the G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.  Click here to read the press statement      

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In detail

19 August 2021

Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. The close coordination between Italy and the United States on protecting human rights, particularly women’s rights, promoting security and evacuation operations in Afghanistan were on the agenda.

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Press Releases

18 August 2021

Air 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 […]

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Press Releases

18 August 2021

Afghanistan: Joint Statement on the situation of women and girls

This statement has been co-signed by Albania, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Honduras, Guatemala, North Macedonia, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Senegal, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.  We are deeply worried about Afghan women and girls, their rights to education, work and freedom of movement. […]

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Press Releases

17 August 2021

Afghanistan: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

European Union Ministers of Foreign Affairs gathered today for an extraordinary meeting to consider the latest momentous developments in Afghanistan. The country finds itself at a crossroads after decades of conflict.  The wellbeing and security of its citizens, political and human rights achievements, as well as regional and international security are at stake. The negotiation […]

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In detail

17 August 2021

Participation 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. […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 August 2021

Tokyo, Pansini’s photographic exhibition on the Paralympics

Having followed the unfolding of the Olympics by showing videos, news, and old documentaries on the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo wishes to celebrate the Paralympics by means of a gallery of photographs by Maria Pansini, covering the Italian Paracycling team.     From 8 August to 5 […]

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Press Releases

17 August 2021

Afghanistan: the Embassy in Kabul reconstituted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Italian diplomatic presence in Afghanistan is maintained

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 […]

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