Sottosegretario Giorgio Silli

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21 February 2025

“Italy House” inaugurated in Edinburgh: new premises for the Consulate and Italian Cultural Institute

A ceremony was held today in Edinburgh to mark the inauguration of the new premises of the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute, attended by Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli. The opening of the new headquarters—designed to meet the needs of Italy’s growing community and the increasing demand for consular services—is part of […]

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12 February 2025

Undersecretary Silli meets with the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Safeen Dizayee

Undersecretary Silli received today at the Farnesina the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Safeen Dizayee. During the long and cordial meeting, discussions focused on prospects for further strengthening cooperation in the economic, energy, security, and cultural sectors. Both parties reaffirmed their strong commitment to increasing trade exchanges and […]

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29 January 2025

Visit to Mexico by Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli

Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli undertook a mission to Mexico to meet with several new representatives of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. During his discussion with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Mercado, they explored the prospects of the Italy-Mexico Strategic Partnership in economic and trade relations, scientific and academic cooperation, justice, […]

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20 January 2025

UN. Universal Periodic Review – fourth cycle: examination of Italy on the Human Rights situation

Today, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) dedicated to Italy took place. The UPR is a peer-review mechanism established within the framework of the Human Rights Council, in which all UN Member States participate approximately every five years to review the overall human rights situation within their countries. […]

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16 January 2025

Undersecretary Silli’s mission to Jamaica and the Bahamas for institutional meetings

Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli carried out an official mission to Jamaica and the Bahamas for a series of institutional meetings with representatives from the governments of both Caribbean states. In Jamaica, the Undersecretary held meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kamina Johnson Smith, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Aubyn Hill, and […]

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15 January 2025

Undersecretary Silli’s mission to Florida for meetings with the Italian Community

Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli undertook an official mission to Florida from 13 to 14 January for a series of meetings with the Italian community and Italian businesses. In Miami, Silli participated in a meeting with the local COMITES (Committee of Italians Abroad) and met with honorary consular staff under the jurisdiction of […]

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10 January 2025

Undersecretary Silli on a mission to Paris to meet with institutional officials and with the Italian community

Italian Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Giorgio Silli carried out an official mission to Paris on 9 and 10 January to hold a series of meetings with institutional officials and with the Italian community. Silli took part in the inauguration of a monument dedicated to Italian immigration to […]

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18 December 2024

Rome – Undersecretary Silli attends ceremony to return archaeological artefacts to the Mexican authorities

Italian Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli took part today in the ceremony to return to the Mexican authorities about a hundred pre-Columbian archaeological artefacts seized in Italy by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The ceremony was also attended by the Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Teresa Mercado Pérez, the Commander […]

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11 December 2024

Italian Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli’s meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Honduras

Today, Undersecretary Silli met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, Gerardo Torres Zelaya, at the Farnesina. During the meeting, the excellent political and economic-entrepreneurial relations already being relaunched were highlighted. Further impetus will be given by the forthcoming establishment of a Political Dialogue Mechanism, which will consolidate relations between Italy and Honduras […]

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5 December 2024

Malta – Undersecretary Silli attends the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council

Italian Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Internation Cooperation Giorgio Silli attended, on behalf of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, the 31st Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) – an annual event that gathers the Foreign Ministers of the […]

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3 December 2024

Riyadh. Undersecretary Silli attends the 16th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Today in Riyadh, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli attended the 16th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16), presenting, in the third High-Level Ministerial Dialogue, “Impacts of Land Degradation and Drought on Forced Migration, Security and Prosperity.” Silli commented: “Italy recognises the fundamental role of sustainable management of the […]

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28 November 2024

Undersecretary Silli’s mission to Addis Ababa for talks with Ethiopian political authorities and meetings with the Italian business and civil communities in Ethiopia

On 27 November, Undersecretary Silli went on a mission to Addis Ababa, where he held meetings with both the Ethiopian political authorities and the Italian business and civil community. “Italy and Ethiopia are united by the deep bonds of friendship as well as by historical and intense bilateral relations. Ethiopia is a strategic partner for […]

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