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Diplomatic Network
1 October 2019
Geneva: WIPO General Assemblies, Italy scheduled to speak today

The 59th series of meetings of the General Assemblies of WIPO is currently under way in Geneva, with the participation of 188 Member States and more than 1000 delegates. The Assembly’s agenda includes the principal issues relative to intellectual property and the agreements governed by the Organisation, as well as institutional and budgetary matters. Italy supports the […]

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Press Releases
30 September 2019
Italy re-elected to the ICAO Council

At the 40th General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held in Montreal on 28 September, Italy was re-elected to a Part 1 seat on the Organization’s Council (reserved for the 11 contracting States of chief importance to air transport) for the 2020-2022 three-year period. Our Country received 160 votes out of a […]

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Diplomatic Network
27 September 2019
Del Re at the UN: Italy commits to promote women as agents of peace

On the sidelines of the General Debate that opened the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,   Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the New York event that launched the “Global Alliance of Regional Women Mediators Networks”. The event, which was opened by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina […]

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Press Releases
27 September 2019
Minister Di Maio meets with the Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Somalia and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ethiopia

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Somalia and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ethiopia on the fringes of the UNGA. During the talks, Minister Di Maio emphasised how Italy has always considered the Horn of Africa Countries as strategic partners and […]

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Press Releases
27 September 2019
Minister Di Maio co-chairs the Ministerial Meeting on Libya

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in winding up his mission to New York, co-chaired the Ministerial Meeting on Libya with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting was held at the attendance of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, […]

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Press Releases
27 September 2019
Minister Di Maio meets with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today met with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Ambassador Geir Pedersen, on the fringes of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. At the talks, Minister Di Maio shared his updated evaluation on the state of the Syrian crisis. In this […]

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Press Releases
27 September 2019
Minister Di Maio meets with the American Jewish Organisations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the American Jewish Organisations in New York on the fringes of his visit to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.   Minister Di Maio emphasised how Italy is in the forefront in combating racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2019
Minister Di Maio meets with the Foreign Minister of Qatar, Mohammed Al Thani

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly.   Several topics were high on the meeting’s agenda such as trade relations, international investments and the crises in Libya and in the Persian Gulf. […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2019
Minister Di Maio meets with the French Foreign Minister Le Drian​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a constructive and cordial meeting with the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on the fringes of the UNGA. The meeting’s intense agenda focused on the two Countries’ bilateral and European relations and especially dwelt on Libya. Special attention was also placed on […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2019
Comunicato stampa “Uniting for Consensus”

I Ministri dei Paesi appartenenti al gruppo “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) hanno avuto oggi a New York una riunione per valutare lo stato del processo di riforma del Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite. Gli ultimi round negoziali che si sono svolti nel 2019 hanno confermato l’esistenza di crescenti aree di convergenza, ma anche la […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2019
Comunicato stampa “Uniting for Consensus”

Ministers of the Countries belonging to the “Uniting for Consensus” Group held a meeting in New York today to assess the state of the UN Security Council reform process. The last rounds of negotiations that took place in 2019, confirmed the existence of growing areas of convergence as also the persistence of diverging views on […]

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