On August 14, 2020 Minister Luigi Di Maio participated in a videoconference at the Foreign Affairs Council. Among the topics on the agenda the situation in Belarus and the Eastern Mediterranean and developments in Lebanon and Venezuela.
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Minister reiterated the need for all parties to maintain a moderate and cooperative approach to reduce tensions and resolve outstanding issues. In this […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had today a telephone conversation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, with whom he addressed the case of Mario Paciolla. The Minister expressed the strong Italian expectation that the competent Colombian authorities can continue to count on the full cooperation of […]
Read moreDear compatriots, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium, I would like to recall the 262 miners who lost their lives in the Bois du Cazier on 8th August 1956: among them, 136 were Italian. Since 2001, Italy has commemorated with the ” National Day of Italian Labour Sacrifices in […]
Read moreToday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the Foreign Ministry. During the cordial meeting, the two Ministers examined the state of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed their intention to further deepen relations in every area of […]
Read moreToday Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe, to whom he expressed sincere condolences and the greatest solidarity for the violent explosion that hit Beirut last Tuesday. “We are ready to respond to the most urgent need and to provide the necessary assistance” the Minister affirmed, recalling […]
Read moreDI MAIO: «THE MAJORITY PARTIES WILL FIND AN AGREEMENT AND WE WON’T NEED FORZA ITALIA» ROME – Luigi Di Maio understands why the electoral reform law proposal has created such a stir within the Democratic Party and the haste to adopt a proportional system before the referendum on reducing the number of MPs. Regarding the so-called “security […]
Read moreToday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, during which the two Ministers expressed their common intention to strengthen cooperation between Italy and Turkey, based on a positive agenda. In this framework, the Joint Economic and Trade Commission […]
Read moreOn 3 August 2020, Minister Di Maio attended the inauguration ceremony of the “Genova San Giorgio” bridge.
Read moreOn 3 August 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi.
Read moreToday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, focussing on illegal immigration – with particular reference to Tunisia – on Libya and Eastern Mediterranean. With regard to the increasing of irregular migratory flows coming […]
Read moreThe Italian commitment fighting the global pandemic continues. At the instigation of the Foreign Ministry and coordinated by the Civil Protection Department, a team of 5 doctors and 1 nurse from Latium, Piedmont and Friuli Venezia Giulia left today from Rome destination Belgrade to provide support to the Serbian Health Authorities in response to the […]
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