Farnesina

Press Releases

9 June 2021

Press release on Mr. Ratko Mladić’s judgement

The judgement condemning Mr. Ratko Mladić to life imprisonment for the crimes committed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the previous judgements against Mr. Radovan Karadžić and others, bring justice to the victims and their families after enormous suffering that have shattered their lives in one of European history’s darkest page. Respecting […]

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8 June 2021

Italy elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for the 2022-2024 three-year term

On 7 June 2021, in New York, Italy was elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESCOSOC) for the 2022-2024 three-year term, with 175 votes out of 182 voting countries. This was the best result ever achieved by a Western Group country in this electoral round. It confirms the very […]

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8 June 2021

Cooperation: Sereni emphasises the important role of local authorities

“I strongly believe in decentralised cooperation and in the role that local authorities can play in cooperation thanks to their ability to involve the communities, which is fundamental”. This statement was made by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the International Conference on energy transition and local policies […]

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8 June 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – Summoning of UAE Ambassador

On the instructions of Minister Luigi Di Maio, the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, has summoned today the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Omar Al Shamsi, to the Foreign Ministry. The Secretary General has expressed to the Ambassador his surprise and great disappointment for an unexpected gesture that is hard […]

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8 June 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio inaugurates the De Sanctis Award – Europe Edition

On Tuesday 8 June 2021, at 15:00, the first De Sanctis Award – Europe edition will be held at the Italian Foreign Ministry, with an opening address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio. Recipients of the Award – granted to outstanding European cultural, scientific and literary figures – will […]

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Press Releases

8 June 2021

Inauguration of anti-Covid vaccine center at the Farnesina

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has opened a vaccination centre for employees and their families at its internal outpatient clinic. This is the first initiative of its kind by a central government department. The facility will also be open to public servants posted abroad, who are often employed in areas with a […]

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Press Releases

7 June 2021

Middle East, Vice Minister Sereni received Ambassadors from Arab countries

Vice Minister Marina Sereni received a delegation of Ambassadors from Arab countries at the Foreign Ministry: the Ambassador of the Arab League and the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar and Tunisia. The meeting had been requested in connection with the recent spiralling violence in the Middle East. At the meeting, […]

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7 June 2021

Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Italy expresses satisfaction at the renewal of the IRINI mandate

Italy warmly welcomes the renewal for another year of the mandate of the EU Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI by the UN Security Council, via the extension of Resolution 2292 of 2016. Pursuant to that Resolution, IRINI will be able to continue operating for compliance with the arms embargo on Libya, contributing concretely to the implementation […]

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7 June 2021

Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chico Forti case

Referring to a number of articles that have appeared today in some national newspapers in relation to the case of the transfer from the United States to Italy of the Italian prisoner Enrico Forti, this Ministry wishes to clarify that there has been no “loss” of documentation. The transfer to Italy of Mr. Forti is […]

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Press Releases

4 June 2021

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Sudan: Update on the situation of the Italian detainee Marco Zennaro

Mr. Marco Zennaro has been detained in Khartoum since 1 April, following allegations of fraud made by his business partners. The Italian Embassy in Khartoum has been following the case constantly, from the beginning, with regular consular visits to the detained Italian citizen (over 60 visits, to date, since 1 April) and keeping permanently in […]

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4 June 2021

Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio

Minister Di Maio received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the Court’s intense international activity, also conducted with the support of the Embassy network, first and foremost in terms of the Court’s bilateral cooperation with other countries’ Supreme Courts.

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Press Releases

3 June 2021

Italy opens a National Innovation Centre in Silicon Valley

This summer Italy will open its first overseas National Centre for Innovation and Culture in the United States, as an experimental model that can be replicated in other countries. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation following a proposal by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Consulate General […]

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