Undersecretary Della Vedova visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina
Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will be visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina today and tomorrow, 10-11 February 2022. The programme includes meetings with the Deputy Foreign Minister, Josip Brkić; the Bosnian Serb representative in the tripartite Presidency, Milorak Dodik; the President of the Party of Democratic Action (Bosnian initials SDA) and […]
Read moreDi Maio-Borrell telephone call (Wednesday 9 February 2022)
Tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border, the political process in Libya, the situation in Sahel and the latest developments in Mali. These were the issues discussed in today’s telephone conversation between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, […]
Read moreTonga. Emergency assistance from Italian Cooperation following the eruption of the submarine volcano and the ensuing tsunami
Italian Cooperation is providing a 100,000 euro donation to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in response to the emergency caused by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga and the ensuing tsunami. The Italian funding will enable the IFRC to support the work of the Tongan […]
Read moreFarnesina: we expect maximum cooperation from WFP
With reference to today’s press release by Rome’s Public Prosecutor’s Office notifying that it has concluded the preliminary investigation of the murder of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and that, in compliance with Articles 113, 40 and 589 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure, it has collected elements liable to bring charges against the […]
Read moreChild custody disputes: Task Force meets at Farnesina
The Task Force on Child Custody Disputes, which is chaired by the Directorate-General for Italians Abroad and includes representatives of the Ministry of Justice and of the Interior, held its first meeting of the year at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Task Force examined the 514 recorded cases of international abduction and child custody […]
Read moreDella Vedova: good Polish proposal for a new dialogue on European security in the OSCE
“The proposal for a renewed dialogue on European security in the OSCE offers a valuable opportunity that must not be missed, to once again re-engage in the vision of a free, democratic, common and indivisible Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community.” These are the words spoken by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, during […]
Read moreItaly firmly condemns the repeated ballistic missiles tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Italy firmly condemns the repeated ballistic missiles tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including the recent launch of a ballistic missile of intermediate-range. These actions confirm DPRK’s aim to diversify and expand its ballistic missile capabilities. We urge the DPRK to refrain from further provocations, which undermine regional as well as international peace […]
Read more“The Fondazione EBRI Rita Levi-Montalcini, in partnership with the MAECI, hosts in Rome Afghan students for scientific research”
Rome 9 February 2022 – A project to host in Rome Afghan female students was launched by the Fondazione EBRI (European Brain Research Institute) Rita Levi-Montalcini to give back to the young female students – who saw the option of pursuing their studies and research activities in their Country suddenly vanish – the possibility of […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Di Maio and Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser on Libya to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a cordial meeting this morning with Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser on Libya to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Their discussion focused on their shared views on the political situation in Libya and Italy’s full support for the United Nations Support Mission […]
Read more6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
200 million: this is the number of women and girls that the United Nations estimates have been subjected to the brutal practice of female genital mutilation and that, in the last two years, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has continued to rise. Female genital mutilations are an aberrant and unhuman practice that seriously violates women’s […]
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