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Diplomatic Network
13 April 2022
Secretary General Ettore Sequi is on a diplomatic mission in Ankara

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, is in Ankara today for a consultation session with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sedat Önal. The session focused on the most recent developments in the Ukrainian crisis and on regional issues. During his mission to […]

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Press Releases
7 April 2022
Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in Bucha and a number of other Ukrainian towns. Haunting images of civilian deaths, […]

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Press Releases
1 April 2022
Farnesina Secretary-General meets with Finlans Permanent State Secretary, Ambassador Matti Anttonen

Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with Finland’s permanent State Secretary, Ambassador Matti Anttonen, with whom he discussed the main bilateral, European and international affairs. They discussed at great lengths the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. In this regard, Ambassador Sequi and Ambassador Anttonen condemned the Russian aggression, while also expressing their great concern for the […]

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Press Releases
29 March 2022
Strategic Dialogue between Italy and Algeria at the Farnesina

The work of the Strategic Dialogue between Italy and Algeria – an important consultation mechanism between the two Countries on bilateral relations and on the most important political and global security issues – was held today at the Farnesina. In his opening speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, also […]

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29 March 2022
Minister Luigi Di Maio attends opening session of Italy-Algeria Strategic Dialogue

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has attended the opening session of the Italy-Algeria “Strategic dialogue on bilateral relations and political and security questions between Italy and Algeria”. The event was co-chaired by the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and his Algerian counterpart, Ambassador Chakib Rachid […]

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23 March 2022
Meeting between Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, and the State Secretary for Economic Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch

The Undersecretary of State, the Hon. Manlio Di Stefano, had a fruitful working meeting today with the State Secretary for Economic Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, the crisis in Ukraine and the reform of the World Trade Organisation. The discussion gave both parties an opportunity to confirm […]

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Press Releases
6 March 2022
Diplomatic mission by Minister Di Maio to Qatar (5-6 March 2022)

On the 5th and 6th of March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, was on a diplomatic mission to Doha to reinforce the bilateral partnership, especially in the field of energy, also in the light of the developments in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The mission also included the CEO of Eni, […]

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Press Releases
4 March 2022
Italy-Turkey: Farnesina Secretary-General has conversation with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Faruk Kaymakci

Ambassador Francesco Sequi, Secretary-General of the Farnesina, met today, via teleconference, with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci, to discuss bilateral and European affairs, even in the light of the Ukrainian crisis. During their conversation, Ambassador Sequi and Deputy Minister Kaymakci agreed on the importance of strengthening economic and business ties between […]

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4 March 2022
Minister Di Maio to attend NATO and G7 extraordinary meetings and Foreign Affairs Council meeting (Brussels, 4 March)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Brussels to attend the extraordinary meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers, aimed at addressing the situation in Ukraine. The meeting, summoned by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, will also be attended by the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Sweden and Finland and by the […]

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Press Releases
21 February 2022
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets the Ambassador of Kosovo to Italy, Lendita Haxhitasim

On the 14th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Kosovo, the meeting between Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador of Kosovo to Italy, Lendita Haxhitasim, confirmed the consolidation of bilateral relations and Italian support to strengthen Kosovo’s democratic institutions and to its European prospects. During the cordial  conversation, Ambassador Sequi recalled […]

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2 February 2022
Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Estonian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eva-Maria Liimets

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with his Estonian counterpart, Eva-Maria Liimets, today 2 February 2022. The agenda included Italian support for its allies’ security and Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The ministers’ discussion focused on the need for a constructive dialogue with Moscow and an effective and […]

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