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30 June 2021

Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Libya

In the wake of the second Berlin Conference, Italy renews its full support for the Libyan political process in the path leading to the elections on 24 December. To this end, Italy looks with great attention and lively expectation at the new ongoing session of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), which opened on 28 […]

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28 June 2021

Joint Statement on the Ministerial Meeting on Syria

We, the Ministers and representatives of the United States, Italy, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, the United Kingdom, and representatives of the League of Arab States and European Union, met today on the margins of the Defeat ISIS Coalition Ministerial to discuss the crisis […]

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28 June 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio co-chairs with Sos USA Antony Blinken the Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition against Daesh

Italy hosts and co-chairs with the United States today, 28 June, in Rome the Plenary Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS. This is a very important event for the 83 members of the Coalition, more than half of whom will be attending at Ministerial level, two years on from the last full-format […]

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25 June 2021

NOTA FARNESINA – Rientro in Italia dell’Ingegnere Giovanni Calì

È rientrato poche ore fa a Roma l’Ingegnere Giovanni Calì, rapito il 1 giugno scorso ad Haiti. L’arrivo all’aeroporto di Ciampino rappresenta il positivo epilogo della vicenda, dopo 22 giorni di sequestro. All’arrivo l’ingegnere siciliano, da tempo impegnato in progetti all’estero, ha voluto esprimere un sincero ringraziamento alla Farnesina e al personale dell’Unità di Crisi […]

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24 June 2021

Hostage Giovanni Calí freed in Haiti

The Italian hostage Giovanni Cali’, abducted on 1 June while in Haiti, was released a short while ago. He had been taken from the building site where he worked by a local criminal gang. His release, after only 22 days, was secured by the relentless work of our intelligence system and of the Crisis Unit […]

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Press Releases

23 June 2021

Approval of the NRRP: 1.2 billion for subsidised financial measures within the Pact for Export framework

The Foreign Ministry strongly welcomes the approval of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) – announced by President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen, during her recent visit to Rome – to which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is fully committed, offering a valuable contribution that aims to further […]

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22 June 2021

Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – India. Humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation for the fight against Covid-19 in the country

Upon the initiative of the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation departed this morning from the United Nations Humanitarian Readiness Base (UNHRD) in Brindisi to New Delhi airport with a cargo of 8 tons of medical equipment to fight Covid-19. The humanitarian cargo, donated […]

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22 June 2021

Ministerial Plenary of the anti-Daesh Global Coalition on June 28 in Rome

Italy will host and co-chair with the United States the Plenary Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS on 28 June, in Rome. This is a very important event for the 83 members of the Coalition, more than half of whom will be attending at Ministerial level, two years on from the last full-format meeting. It is […]

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22 June 2021

G20: Foreign and Development Ministerial meetings (Matera – 29 June 2021) and Ministerial Event on Humanitarian Assistance (Brindisi, UNHRD Base and UN Global Service Center – 30 June 2021)

The G20 is the international forum that brings together the world’s major economies. Its members account for more than 80% of world GDP, 75% of global trade and 60% of the population of the planet. Italy holds the Presidency in 2021. The Italian Presidency will focus on three broad, interconnected pillars of action: People, Planet, Prosperity. […]

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Press Releases

21 June 2021

Celebrating International Yoga Day

Today 21 June, at 7 pm, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Embassy of India in Italy will celebrate together International Yoga Day. A yoga practice session will be held in the main courtyard of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to spread a special message of positivity, well-being, mutual understanding, and […]

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17 June 2021

Israel: 2020 Montalcini Prize awarded to Gadi Algazi

The Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for scientific cooperation between Italy and Israel was awarded today at an online ceremony attended by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, the Minister of Universities and Research, Maria Cristina Messa, the Ambassador of Italy to Israel, Gianluigi Benedetti, and the Ambassador of Israel to Italy, […]

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16 June 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – European Union-United States Understanding

The announcement of the understanding reached by the European Union and the United States on the Airbus-Boeing dispute is excellent news for our companies, especially in the agri-food sector, which will no longer have to bear the pressure of over 500 million tariffs,” as commented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi […]

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