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Press Releases
3 February 2021
G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement condemning the coup in Myanmar

The Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the European Union have issued a statement condemning the coup in Myanmar. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative […]

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Press Releases
1 February 2021
Foreign Ministry Note – Myanmar

Italy strongly condemns the wave of arrests in Myanmar and calls for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and of all the arrested political leaders. The will of the people, clearly expressed at the latest elections, must be respected. We are concerned about this sudden interruption of the democratic transition process and urge […]

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Press Releases
25 January 2021
Foreign Ministry Note – Afghanistan

The Foreign Ministry informs that, this morning, a vehicle of the Italian Embassy in Afghanistan was involved in an explosion caused by a makeshift bomb in Police District 4 of the capital Kabul. No casualties have been reported and no Italian nationals were involved in the incident.

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Press Releases
22 December 2020
Del Re. Opportunities and potential for recovery in the Indian Ocean

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the virtual seminar on new professions for sustainable and innovative fishing in the IORA-member countries (Indian Ocean Rim Association). The event was organised by this Ministry, in partnership with the Italy-IORA committee and Federpesca, and attended, among others, by the Ministers of […]

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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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Press Releases
14 December 2020
6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee

Today, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has co-chaired, with Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An, the 6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee (JEC), in virtual format, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. At the virtual meeting, which has been attended remotely by numerous state administrations, trade associations and businesses, the participants have […]

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In detail
12 December 2020
Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Indian Foreign Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar

Minister Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with his Indian counterpart, Dr. S. Jaishankar. The two Ministers discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations thanks to the Italy-India Action Plan, the multilateral Cooperation within the Italian Presidency of G20 and the COP26 Co-Presidency, the deepening of relations between the European Union and India, as well […]

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Press Releases
12 December 2020
Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has participated today in virtual mode, together with the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, Sardor Umurzakov, in the Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, and the bodies responsible […]

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Press Releases
10 December 2020
Deputy Minister Di Stefano’s mission to Azerbaijan

The second and final leg of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano’s mission to the Caucasus Region has ended with a visit to Baku and the city of Aghdam in Azerbaijan. In the Capital of Azerbaijan, the Deputy Secretary was received by the Country’s President Aliyev and met with the […]

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Press Releases
9 December 2020
Deputy Minister Di Stefano on a mission to Armenia

Today, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano completed a visit to Yerevan on the first leg of his mission to the Caucasus Region. During the day, the Deputy Minister was received by Armenia’s President Sarkissan and had working discussions with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Adonts, the Vice Ministers of Culture Martirosyan and Khachaturyan, and […]

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Press Releases
8 December 2020
The mission of Deputy Minister Di Stefano in the Caucasus

Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, begins his mission in the Caucasus visiting Jerevan and Baku’s cities. It is the Italian Government’s first mission in the region after the end of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The mission includes meetings at a high political level. It will […]

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