Vice Ministro Edmondo Cirielli

Press Releases

19 December 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli addresses the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Directors’ Days

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, addressed today, 19 December, the institutional session of the AICS Directors’ Days (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation), devoted to “The challenges of Italian Development Cooperation, between the Mattei Plan and partnerships”. In his remarks, Cirielli reiterated the central role of the Mattei Plan as […]

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17 December 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli receives Estonian Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs Mariin Ratnik

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, today received at the Farnesina the Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Mariin Ratnik. “Relations with Estonia are excellent and are founded on strong cooperation in the defence of democracy, security and international […]

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12 December 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli attends the IDLO Assembly of Parties in Rome

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, attended today the Assembly of Parties of IDLO – the International Development Law Organization – held at the CNEL headquarters in Rome. In his remarks, the Deputy Minister highlighted the longstanding cooperation between the Italian Foreign Ministry and IDLO aimed at promoting the rule […]

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11 December 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli and Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation dos Santos Lucas sign a Framework Agreement in support of Italian Cooperation in Mozambique

On the margins of the first official visit to Italy by the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, today signed an innovative Agreement that establishes a […]

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11 December 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli chairs the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, 10 December

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, today chaired at the Farnesina the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2025. The Committee approved a package of initiatives amounting to over EUR 148 million, in addition to EUR 182 million in financing provided by CDP. In response to the […]

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5 December 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli meets the French Minister Delegate for Francophonie

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, met today with Éléonore Caroit, France’s Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad. During their meeting, the two Deputy Ministers reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening the Italian–French partnership in the field of development cooperation. Global health within multilateral fora was […]

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Press Releases

3 December 2025

Mission of Deputy Minister Cirielli to Paris for institutional meetings

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, travelled to Paris on an institutional mission for meetings with the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). At CIHEAM, the Deputy Minister met with Secretary-General Teodoro Miano to review opportunities for strengthened cooperation with Italy, including through […]

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31 October 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli in Paestum for the 27th Mediterranean Exchange for Archaeological Tourism

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, spoke today at the 27th Mediterranean Exchange for Archaeological Tourism, opening the panel “Protecting and Enhancing the Mediterranean Cultural Heritage: The Commitment of Italian Cooperation.” The panel’s institutional session also saw the participation of the Albanian Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport and the […]

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20 October 2025

Incontro del Vice Ministro Cirielli con la Sottosegretaria di Stato agli Esteri della Polonia

Il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Edmondo Cirielli, ha incontrato oggi a Roma la Sottosegretaria di Stato polacca al Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, con delega per le relazioni con i Paesi europei. “La Polonia è un Paese amico e un partner fondamentale per l’Italia, con cui vogliamo ulteriormente approfondire […]

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15 October 2025

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli opens the First International Conference on Green Cities

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, opened the First International Conference on Green Cities, held in Rome and organised by FAO and UN-Habitat in collaboration with the Italian Government. The event highlighted the “Green Cities” initiative, launched by FAO in 2020 to promote sustainable urban development in 1,000 cities worldwide, […]

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13 October 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli met with OECD officials at the Foreign Ministry for reviewing the Italian development cooperation system.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, today received at the Foreign Ministry a delegation from the OECD engaged in the peer review process of the Italian development cooperation system, a process that will affect our country until next year. The delegation included representatives from Germany, Iceland, and the Secretariat of […]

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7 October 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli in Naples for the presentation of the MACORESI project

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, participated today in a press conference to present the initiative “MACORESI – MAternità COnsapevole REsponsabile e SIcura (Conscious, Responsible and Safe Maternity)”, funded by Italian Cooperation with an allocation of EUR 2.1 million. The initiative will be implemented by the University of Campania Luigi […]

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