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Press Releases

12 October 2020

Third annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

Today the Foreign Ministry hosted the third annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved a package of initiatives worth more than 25 million euros, aimed at cooperation initiatives in African, Asian and Latin American countries. In her introductory speech, the Vice Minister […]

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Events

8 October 2020

Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Carabinieri Corps on the training of personnel going abroad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Carabinieri Corps have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start a cooperation in the field of training of the respective personnel destined to serve in the Italian diplomatic-consular network. The protocol was signed this afternoon in Rome, at the General Command of the Carabinieri, […]

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Press Releases

30 September 2020

Appointment of Vincenzo Del Monaco as Head of the OSCE Mission in Tirana

Italy warmly welcomes the news of the appointment of the Italian diplomat Vincenzo Del Monaco as Head of the OSCE Mission in Tirana. The success of Italy’s candidacy is an important recognition of Italy’s active role in the OSCE – an organization to which our country is one of the main contributors in terms of […]

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Press Releases

28 September 2020

Virtual meeting of the Ministers of the Countries belonging to the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) Group

PRESS RELEASE  Ministers of the Countries belonging to the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) Group held a virtual meeting today to assess the state of the UN Security Council reform process. While profoundly impacted by the tragic Covid-19 pandemic that allowed only two meetings to take place, the last Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the reform of the Security Council confirmed […]

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Events

25 September 2020

Italy-ASEAN: towards transnational security cooperation

Today in the prestigious premises of the Interagency Law Enforcement Academy of Advanced Studies a meeting has been held with the participation of the Deputy Director General of Public Security in charge of coordination and planning of Police Forces, Prefect Alessandra Guidi, representing the Chief of the National Police, Prefect Franco Gabrielli, the Secretary General […]

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Press Releases

23 September 2020

Nota Farnesina – Libya

The families of Italian fishermen’s relatives who were detained in Libya following the seizure of the “Medinea” and “Antarctica” motor trawlers were received today at the Foreign Ministry by the Head of the Ministry’s Crisis Unit, in constant contact with them since the early stages of the arrest. The meeting, which took place at the […]

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Press Releases

18 September 2020

Nota Farnesina – Libya

Italy has taken careful note of the statements in which the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al Serraj, announced his intention to leave office by the end of October, giving way to the new executive that should result from the negotiations within the Libyan Political Dialogue under UN auspices. This is a decision […]

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Events

17 September 2020

Ambassador Belloni opens diplomatic documents archive committee

Today the Secretary General, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni, opened at the Foreign Ministry the first meeting of the new Scientific Committee for the publication of Italian diplomatic documents. The Committee, chaired by Prof. Francesco Lefebvre D’Ovidio, will be responsible over the next five years for the publication of the volumes containing the most important historical-diplomatic documents […]

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Press Releases

10 September 2020

Announcement of Milan candidacy to the seat of the UPC

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, expressed his satisfaction for the results of today’s meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepComm) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which met today by videoconference to discuss the effects of UK leaving the EU on the Agreement establishing the Court. During the meeting, Italy announced its intention […]

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Press Releases

3 September 2020

Italia-Israele insieme nello spazio, lanciato il satellite DIDO-3

It was launched into orbit at night from the base of Kourou (French Guiana) the European carrier VEGA, of Italian realization for the VV16 mission. Designed and built by the company AVIO of Colleferro, in the province of Rome, VEGA has released in space, on different orbital heights, 53 nino, micro and mini satellites. Among […]

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Press Releases

2 September 2020

Scalfarotto: imports of PVA, great appreciation for stopping duties

Undersecretary Scalfarotto greatly appreciated the vote expressed by EU Member States that blocked in the first instance the approval of duties on imports of PVA (Polyvinyl Alchol), a semifinished material essential for Italian companies, particularly in the paper sector.“Once again the excellent teamwork carried out by the Forwign Ministry offices and our Permanent Representation in […]

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Events

2 September 2020

Place To Be, new sounds and landscape narration

On 9th September, Place To Be, the IMF (Italian Music Festivals) project promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Italian Summer Festival schedule, kicks off, as part of the measures to support Italian cultural and creative enterprises and aimed at building a new international narrative of Italy in the post-COVID world. PLACE […]

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