Libya: 95 people find protection thanks to Italy
Ninety-five vulnerable people forced to flee their country left Libya this evening, headed for Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. They include children, female victims of trafficking, survivors of violence and torture and people with serious health conditions, identified by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Libya, on the basis also of information from the Community of Sant’Egidio […]
Read moreMeeting between Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi and Secretary-General of the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Paul Huijts
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi had a bilateral meeting with the Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paul Huijts The meeting gave them an opportunity to have a detailed exchange of views on the most significant issues on the European and international bilateral agenda, finding agreement in many dossiers of mutual interest. […]
Read moreNOTE FROM THE FARNESINA – Minister Di Maio on mission to Saudi Arabia (26-27 JUNE 2022)
Today and tomorrow, 26 and 27 June 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be on an official diplomatic mission to Arabia Saudita. The visit, which falls on the 90th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, aims to further consolidate the strategic dialogue between Rome and Riyadh that […]
Read moreJoint statement of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on Libya
France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America welcome the progress made in the talks between the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives and High State Council in Cairo facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). We welcome the degree of consensus reached so far towards agreement […]
Read morePress Release – CO-OPERA 2022
CO-OPERA, the 2nd National Development Cooperation Conference held on 23 and 24 June at Rome’s Auditorium della Conciliazione closed today. The Conference, which is convened every three years by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to foster the participation of citizens in defining development cooperation policies, was co-organized by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary General, Amb. Sequi, holds consultations with Iceland’s Permanent Secretary of State, Amb. Martin Eyjólfsson
Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received the Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland, Ambassador Martin Eyjólfsson, to hold bilateral consultations. Ambassador Sequi expressed satisfaction for the renewed momentum in the bilateral relations between Rome and Reikiavik, as confirmed by the recent meeting between Minister Di Maio and his counterpart […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s visit to Berlin (24 June 2022)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Berlin today to take part in two important meetings called by Germany. The first, in the G7 context, is focused primarily on Ukraine and grain exports, while the second will address food supply security. The meeting of G7 foreign ministers will focus […]
Read moreBilateral consultations between the Secretary General, Amb. Sequi, and the Canadian Deputy Minister, Marta Morgan
Secretary General, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, held consultations today at the Farnesina with the Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marta Morgan. The meeting made it possible to take stock of the excellent bilateral relations, in particular in the economic, scientific, and cultural spheres, in the framework of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the […]
Read moreThe Farnesina intensifies its interventions in favour of Ukrainian refugees and its support to Moldova
As a follow-up to the joint statement of Minister Di Maio and his Moldovan counterpart Popescu on strengthening cooperation in the field of migration, signed on 15 March 2022, the Farnesina has intensified its interventions in support of Ukrainian refugees in the Country and in favour of Moldovan institutions. Italy is thus responding to the call made […]
Read moreLibia. Fornitura di gel igienizzante per il contrasto al COVID-19
Proseguono le spedizioni umanitarie italiane destinate alla Libia anche in chiave di contrasto alla pandemia da COVID 19. Un nuovo carico partito dalla Base di Pronto Intervento Umanitario delle Nazioni Unite (UNHRD) di Brindisi, contenente circa 14 tonnellate di gel igienizzante messo a disposizione dall’allora Struttura di Supporto al Commissario Straordinario per il COVID-19 è […]
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