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Image headerVice Ministro Edmondo Cirielli
Press Releases
20 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli in Spain

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, undertook an official visit to Madrid for meetings with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Diego Martínez Belío, and the Chief of Staff to the Presidency of the Government, Diego Rubio Rodríguez. The talks provided an opportunity to further deepen relations […]

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Press Releases
16 May 2025
The Alberto Trentini case

In relation to the case of Alberto Trentini, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, stated: “On behalf of the Italian Government, I express relief at Alberto Trentini’s first phone call to his family after 181 days of detention in Venezuelan prisons. This step forward is the result of lengthy diplomatic […]

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Press Releases
14 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli opens the “Italy and Central Asia” seminar

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, today opened the seminar “Italy and Central Asia” at the Farnesina. The event was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the geopolitical think tank “Vision and Global Trends”. In his address, the Deputy Minister highlighted the growing strategic importance of […]

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Press Releases
9 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli attended the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Lviv

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, participated – on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani – in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council convened by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, in Lviv, Ukraine. The meeting […]

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Press Releases
8 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli attends the European Union’s Gymnich-format Foreign Affairs Council

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, took part, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Antonio Tajani, in the European Union’s Gymnich-format Foreign Affairs Council, convened in Warsaw by the Polish Presidency of the Council. The agenda focused on the EU’s stance regarding key international crisis theatres, which […]

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Press Releases
7 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli’s mission to Lithuania

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, continued his mission to Northern Europe in Lithuania, accompanied by the Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. The Deputy Minister first met with his counterpart, Julius Pranevičius, before joining Minister Urso for a meeting with the Lithuanian Prime Minister, Gintautas Paluckas. […]

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Press Releases
7 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli’s mission to Norway

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, concluded a visit to Norway yesterday, accompanied by the Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, for a meeting with the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Terese Myrseth. The talks offered an opportunity to advance the process of strengthening bilateral […]

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Press Releases
6 May 2025
Release of Italian national Alfredo Schiavo

In relation to the release of Italian-Venezuelan citizen Alfredo Schiavo, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, stated: “On behalf of the Italian Government, I express satisfaction at the release of Alfredo Schiavo, who had been imprisoned for five years in Venezuelan jails, and I commend the excellent teamwork that led […]

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Press Releases
29 April 2025
Visit of Deputy Minister Cirielli to Malta

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, concluded a mission to Valletta today, where he met with the Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Ian Borg. During the discussions, the excellent state of bilateral relations was reaffirmed. Italy and Malta share strong historical, cultural and commercial […]

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Press Releases
17 April 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli meets with US Assistant Secretary of State Louis Bono

Today at the Farnesina, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation received Louis Bono, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State. The meeting, held in a spirit of cordiality also owing to their shared Italian heritage and coinciding with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit […]

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Press Releases
15 April 2025
Visit of Deputy Minister Cirielli to the UN Campus in Turin

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, visited the United Nations Campus in Turin today. The Campus hosts the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC). The Deputy Minister concluded the […]

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Press Releases
14 April 2025
First Conference of Italian schools abroad “Growing up in Italian”, on the eve of the States-General of the Italian Language in the World

The First Conference of Italian schools abroad, entitled “Growing up in Italian”, opened this morning in Rome at the MAXXI Auditorium, with the participation of over 200 representatives from Italian educational institutions operating abroad and from the Italian Education System in the World (SFIM). The event was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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