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19 January 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, visits FAO.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, visited FAO today, where he met Director General Qu Dongyu. During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister confirmed the Italian Government’s full support for the Agency and the UN Food and Agriculture Cluster hosted in Rome (FAO, IFAD, WFP), the third […]

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29 December 2022

Lebanon. Humanitarian transport by the Italian Cooperation Service to support the response by the authorities aimed at limiting the recent cholera epidemic

A humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation Service landed today in Beirut having left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi and containing over 9 tonnes of hygiene kits and other humanitarian goods. The operation, carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in coordination with the Department of Civil Protection […]

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19 December 2022

The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Giorgio Silli, attends the opening of the “Leonardo Da Vinci” High School in Buje, Croatia (19 December 2022)

The Undersecretary of State, Mr Giorgio Silli, participated today in the opening of the “Leonardo Da Vinci” High School in Buje, Croatia. This is one of the four institutions of equal rank in the Istria and Kvarner territories. The renovation and extension work of this school were co-financed by the Italian Government, as well as the Government of […]

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16 December 2022

Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets with Japan’s Ambassador to Italy, Satoshi Suzuki (16 December 2022)

Today, the Secretary-General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received Japan’s Ambassador to Italy, Satoshi Suzuki. During their meeting they exchanged views on the state of bilateral relations, particularly focusing on the prospects of economic cooperation and on possible synergies concerning the development of strategic industrial sectors. Ambassador Sequi and Ambassador Suzuki also talked […]

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15 December 2022

​​The Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ambassador Earle Courtney Rattray (15 December 2022)

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met Ambassador Earle Courtney Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary General of the United Nations, at the Farnesina today. Their discussion focused on Italy’s full support for the UN and the work of Secretary General Antonio Guterres to […]

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13 December 2022

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, attends the International Conference on Ukraine (Paris, 13 December 2022)

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is in Paris today, 13 December 2022, delegated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, to attend the International Conference “Standing with the Ukrainian People”. The initiative, launched by French President Macron and Ukrainian President Zelensky, aims to improve coordination among international donors and […]

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Press Releases

11 December 2022

Somalia: a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation Service to meet the Country’s growing humanitarian needs

Today, 11 December, a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation Service departed from the Brindisi-based United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and landed in Mogadishu with a cargo of approximately 8 tons of surgical and trauma kits. The goods were delivered to the Somalian Ministry of Health to support the response of the Country’s Authorities to […]

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Press Releases

9 December 2022

ELMED: Italy expresses satisfaction over the approval of the EU funding for the electrical interconnection between Italy and Tunisia

Italy greatly welcomes Brussel’s approval of a sizable European allocation for the implementation of ELMED, the power interconnection project promoted by TERNA and its Tunisian counterpart STEG, providing for a 230 km-long 600 MW connection to Sicily. ELMED will produce a quantum leap in the integration of the electricity markets on the northern and southern […]

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6 December 2022

Ukraine. New supply of humanitarian goods for the vulnerable population by the Italian Cooperation

A new dispatch of humanitarian supplies by the Italian Cooperation in favour of the Ukrainian population left from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi and arrived in Chernivtsi in recent days. It allowed the transport and delivery of 9 tonnes of humanitarian aid (including, in particular, winter kits, tents, stoves and blankets), […]

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3 December 2022

Second edition of the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the food crisis

On the sidelines of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani chaired the second edition of the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the food crisis which was first launched by Italy in 2022 to find operational solutions to the food crisis in the Mediterranean region […]

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24 November 2022

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Edmondo Cirielli, speaks at the closing event of the Italian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP 2022)

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Edmondo Cirielli, took the floor at the annual General Assembly that closed the Italian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region 2022 (EUSALP), which began in January 2022. The event was attended by the Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and […]

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In detail

18 November 2022

Global Fund Praises Italy’s Increased Pledge to Seventh Replenishment

Italy has announced a three-year pledge of 185 million euros in support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2023-2025. With a 15% increase over the previous three-year period, Italy – ranking ninth among Global Fund donors – reaffirms its support for the Fund, which was set up in […]

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