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Press Releases
21 July 2021
Migration – V.M. Sereni presides over Foreign Affairs Ministry – IOM dialogue

A coordination meeting was held today to deal with priorities in terms of migration in the Mediterranean area, between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the IOM (International Organisation for Migration), presided over by Vice Minister Marina Sereni and Director General Antonio Vitorino. The meeting made it possible to consolidate the integrated […]

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In detail
14 July 2021
Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Director of the OSCE ODIHR Office, Matteo Mecacci

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Matteo Mecacci. The talks confirmed Italy’s commitment to promoting the OSCE’s “Human Dimension” and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) […]

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Press Releases
6 July 2021
Della Vedova: Italy keeps the focus on LGBTI rights around the world

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, participated in the launch event of the five-year strategy of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC). The Coalition is an international cooperation platform, joined by 42 States, created in 2016 with the aim of protecting and promoting the rights of LGBTI people worldwide. Italy […]

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Press Releases
12 June 2021
Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Saman Abbas case

Concerning the case of Saman Abbas, a young Pakistani woman who disappeared from the province of Reggio Emilia in recent months, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specifies that no contact has taken place with the Embassy of Pakistan in Italy. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in international judicial cooperation have no […]

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Press Releases
26 May 2021
Deputy Minister Di Stefano attends the Italy-Vietnam bilateral consultations

Bilateral consultations between Italy and Vietnam were held this morning, with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano and Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Ang Dung representing the two countries. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry for Energy Transition, the Ministry of Health and the Italian Medicines […]

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Press Releases
26 May 2021
Syria Presidential Election on 26 May: Quint Statement

Joint Statement by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and Italy on the presidential election in Syria. We, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America wish to make […]

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Press Releases
17 May 2021
Meeting between Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Today, at the Foreign Ministry, Minister Luigi Di Maio has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Minister Di Maio has first of all expressed deep concern about the escalation of attacks and violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, calling for an immediate end to all violence. Condemning the rocket attacks from Gaza and urging a proportionate […]

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Press Releases
17 May 2021
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) – 17 May

On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), Italy reaffirms its strong commitment to respect, protect and promote the full and equal enjoyment of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, to guarantee, always and everywhere, the right of everyone to be themselves and to […]

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Press Releases
28 April 2021
Della Vedova: Istanbul Convention, Italy’s reference point for combating gender violence

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova took part today in the resettlement meeting, within the framework of the Government formed by Mario Draghi, of the Steering Committee provided for by the National Strategic Plan on male violence against women.The Steering Committee, chaired by the Minister for Equal Opportunities and the Family, Elena Bonetti, has the function […]

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Events
22 April 2021
Della Vedova at the UN: urban security and safety requires the guarantee of human rights

Deputy Minister Della Vedova has participated today, with a video message, in the High-level Debate on Urban Safety, at the UN General Assembly. The event, held in a hybrid format, has been organized to implement Resolution No. 75/196 on strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, for which Italy was one of the sponsoring countries. The debate, introduced by […]

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Press Releases
22 April 2021
Della Vedova at the UN: urban security and safety requires the guarantee of human rights

Deputy Minister Della Vedova has participated today, with a video message, in the High-level Debate on Urban Safety, at the UN General Assembly. The event, held in a hybrid format, has been organized to implement Resolution No. 75/196 on strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, for which Italy was one of the sponsoring countries. The debate, introduced by […]

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