Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, with the Ambassadors of African countries
A meeting was held today at Villa Madama between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Ambassadors of African countries. Hon. Tajani said: “Africa is a priority region for our foreign policy, to which we want to keep on committing ourselves in order to achieve […]
Read moreUndersecretary Giorgio Silli co-chairs the 2nd session of the Political Dialogue Mechanism between Italy and Costa Rica
On 5 May, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, co-chaired with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Lydia Maria Peralta Cordero, at the Farnesina, the second Session of the Political Dialogue Mechanism. “Today’s meeting was an important opportunity to strengthen and expand Italy’s already excellent relations […]
Read moreVisit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the UN base in Brindisi
Deputy Minister Cirielli today visited the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and the UN Global Service Centre at Brindisi Airport. The first base of this kind, established by the United Nations and financed by Italy since 2000, UNHRD provides international logistical services and emergency aid to respond to humanitarian crises around the world, thanks to […]
Read moreUndersecretary of State Maria Tripodi attends the MACFRUT 2023 exhibition
The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi, delegated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, spoke today at the inauguration of the Macfrut 2023 exhibition, the leading international event in Italy dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector. With a value of EUR 15 billion, one third […]
Read moreJoint Communiqué between Italy and Ukraine on the occasion of the Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine (Rome, 26 April 2023)
In the meeting between the Italian President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni, and the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, which took place in Kyiv on 21 February 2023, the two Leaders agreed that Italy would play a key role in the reconstruction of Ukraine. Italy is ready to contribute significantly to the Multi-Agency Donor […]
Read moreParticipation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tajani in the Foreign Affairs Council
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. The Council, chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, will hold an exchange of views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, […]
Read moreMission to Argentina by the Undersecretary of State, Giorgio Silli
Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli was on a mission to Argentina for a busy programme of meetings and visits, divided into a first stop in Buenos Aires, from 18 to 19 April, and a second in Cordoba on 20 April. The focus of the mission was, first and foremost, the Italian community in the country, […]
Read moreD’Attanasio case – Minister Tajani writes to Papua New Guinea’s counterpart
Rome, 19 April 2023 – The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, has addressed a letter to his counterpart of Papua New Guinea, Justin Tkatchenko, to request the urgent repatriation for medical reasons of compatriot Carlo D’Attanasio, arrested in the Pacific country in August 2020 on charges of drug trafficking and […]
Read moreExperimentation begins on issuing the Electronic Identity Card to Italians living in countries outside Europe
Experimentation on issuing the Electronic Identity Card to Italians living in countries outside Europe has begun. The first phase of the initiative involves eight diplomatic-consular representations: the Embassies in Tel Aviv, Ottawa and San Josè de Costa Rica, and the Consulates in Vlora, San Francisco, Mar del Plata, Izmir and Cape Town. The initiative follows […]
Read moreDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, at the presentation of the Ryder Cup 2023 in Tokyo
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, today attended an event at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo to present the Ryder Cup 2023, the international golf competition that will be hosted in Rome from 29 September to 1 October. The event was attended by the leaders of the four main Japanese […]
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