Farnesina

Press Releases

22 February 2022

Secretary General Sequi greets 46 new diplomats at the Farnesina’s “Luca Attanasio” course

Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, greeted 46 newly appointed Legation Secretaries on trial before officially entering the diplomatic career. The training course for the newly hired youths is traditionally named after an eminent diplomat and this year it is entitled in commemoration of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, who died in […]

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22 February 2022

Keenly felt memories of Attanasio and firm commitment for truth

A year has passed since the tragic death of Luca Attanasio, Ambassador of Italy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Luca was killed in an ambush near the city of Goma, along with Vittorio Iacovacci, a carabiniere, and Mustapha Milambo, a driver from the World Food Programme. We all still feel the keen emotions […]

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Interviews

22 February 2022

Keenly felt memories of Attanasio and firm commitment for truth (Avvenire)

A year has passed since the tragic death of Luca Attanasio, Ambassador of Italy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Luca was killed in an ambush near the city of Goma, along with Vittorio Iacovacci, a carabiniere, and Mustapha Milambo, a driver from the World Food Programme. We all still feel the keen emotions […]

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Press Releases

21 February 2022

Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets the Ambassador of Kosovo to Italy, Lendita Haxhitasim

On the 14th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Kosovo, the meeting between Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador of Kosovo to Italy, Lendita Haxhitasim, confirmed the consolidation of bilateral relations and Italian support to strengthen Kosovo’s democratic institutions and to its European prospects. During the cordial  conversation, Ambassador Sequi recalled […]

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Events

18 February 2022

“Farnesina Verde”: World Day of Energy Saving and Sustainable Lifestyle

With the “Farnesina Verde” award, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation extends environment sustainability standards to the entire foreign network. Our Embassies will be encouraged to develop initiatives in three macroareas: waste reuse and disposal; energy saving and efficiency improvement; reduced plastic use. The most impacting and innovative projects shall receive accolades and […]

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15 February 2022

Presentation of the “Nutrinform Battery” food labelling system, the Italian alternative to the “Nutriscore” traffic-light system

(Farnesina, 15 febbraio 2022) The “Nutrinform Battery” nutritional labelling system will be presented in the Farnesina’s Conference Hall at 10:30 on 15 February 2022. The Nutrinform Battery system has been proposed by Italy as part of the negotiations to harmonise the European Union’s food labelling system. The event is being organised by the Farnesina in cooperation with Federalimentare, the […]

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12 February 2022

«Dialogue with Moscow without giving in» is Italy’s strategy to avoid war. The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General, Ettore Sequi: there is room for negotiation; firmness but also an open door

«On Ukraine we need to stand firm on principles but open and willing to dialogue with Moscow», is the statement made by Ambassador Ettore Sequi, Secretary General at the Farnesina. Mr Ambassador, with respect to Ukraine: are we facing a more or less dramatized test of strength or a real threat? «We certainly cannot simply […]

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Interviews

12 February 2022

«Dialogue with Moscow without giving in» is Italy’s strategy to avoid war. The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General, Ettore Sequi: there is room for negotiation; firmness but also an open door

«On Ukraine we need to stand firm on principles but open and willing to dialogue with Moscow», is the statement made by Ambassador Ettore Sequi, Secretary General at the Farnesina. Mr Ambassador, with respect to Ukraine: are we facing a more or less dramatized test of strength or a real threat? «We certainly cannot simply […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2022

International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers

To celebrate the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Italy forcefully reaffirms that enrolling child soldiers is an aberrant practice: every child, anywhere in the world, is entitled to live safely and enjoy his/her childhood and innocence, sheltered from the fighting, violence and abuse. The pandemic has further exacerbated pre-existing criticalities in areas […]

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Press Releases

11 February 2022

Farnesina Secretary-General celebrates with Ambassador Ahsan 50th anniversary of Italy-Bangladesh diplomatic relations

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Italy, Shameen Ahsan at the Farnesina today, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. On 12 February 1972, immediately after Bangladesh won its independence, Italy was one of […]

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Press Releases

10 February 2022

Agreement signed between the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to expedite the PNRR “Roots Tourism” Project

Today, 11 February, the Director General of the Mission Unit for the Implementation of the PNRR at the Ministry of Culture, Angelantonio Orlando, and the Director General for Italians Abroad at the Farnesina, Luigi Maria Vignali, signed an Agreement that officially expedites the PNRR project titled: “Roots tourism – an integrated strategy for the recovery […]

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Press Releases

9 February 2022

Farnesina: we expect maximum cooperation from WFP

With reference to today’s press release by Rome’s Public Prosecutor’s Office notifying that it has concluded the preliminary investigation of the murder of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and that, in compliance with Articles 113, 40 and 589 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure, it has collected elements liable to bring charges against the […]

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