Meeting of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, with the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize, Amalia Mai (Rome, 17 December 2022)
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, met yesterday afternoon, 16 December 2022, with the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize, Amalia Mai, accompanied by Belizean Ambassador to the Holy See Jaime Efrain Briceño at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The enhancement […]
Read moreThe Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Maria Tripodi, attends the “German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum” (16 December 2022)
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Maria Tripodi, attended the “German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum”, held at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) in Milan, along with her German counterpart, Anna Luhrmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate. The Undersecretary was attending on behalf of the Deputy Prime […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets with Japan’s Ambassador to Italy, Satoshi Suzuki (16 December 2022)
Today, the Secretary-General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received Japan’s Ambassador to Italy, Satoshi Suzuki. During their meeting they exchanged views on the state of bilateral relations, particularly focusing on the prospects of economic cooperation and on possible synergies concerning the development of strategic industrial sectors. Ambassador Sequi and Ambassador Suzuki also talked […]
Read moreCelebrations in Prague for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Italian Cultural Institute and a century of Cultural Diplomacy – Planning of the activities of the Italian Cultural Institutes for 2023
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Italian Cultural Institute, opened in October 1922 in Prague, and the start of a century of cultural diplomacy, the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Farnesina has organised a series of events in the Czech capital that will culminate on Sunday […]
Read moreNational Space Day
On 16 December the beginning of Italy’s adventure in space, the launch of the San Marco 1 satellite in 1964, is celebrated. This made Italy the third country, after the United States and the Soviet Union, to put an artificial satellite produced entirely at the national level into orbit. Through significant commitment by the institutions […]
Read moreAdoption of ninth resolution by the UN General Assembly for a moratorium on the death penalty
Italy welcomes the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on the ninth resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. The number in favour adoption has grown with respect to 2020. The 125 votes in favour of the resolution, including Italy’s, confirm the strong signal sent by the international community to progressively abandon […]
Read moreThe Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ambassador Earle Courtney Rattray (15 December 2022)
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met Ambassador Earle Courtney Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary General of the United Nations, at the Farnesina today. Their discussion focused on Italy’s full support for the UN and the work of Secretary General Antonio Guterres to […]
Read moreArte Oltre Confine (16 December 2022)
At the Farnesina the award ceremony of a competition addressed to Italian schools abroad to promote the accessibility of contemporary art to the visually impaired people. To encourage reflection on diversity and visual disability, and to promote knowledge of the Farnesina Collection: these are the goals of the competition ArteOltreConfine, addressed to students from Italian […]
Read moreMinister Antonio Tajani participates in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will participate in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies today at 15:00.
Read moreMeeting between the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Finnish Undersecretary for Foreign and Security Policy, Ambassador Kai Sauer
Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Undersecretary for Foreign and Security Policy from the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Kai Sauer. During the meeting, the two Ambassadors were in full agreement on the objective of providing the EU with strategic autonomy in the field of security and defence through the […]
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