FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – THE FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES ITS SATISFACTION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS RATIFYING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
The Foreign Ministry has welcomed the completion of the parliamentary process to authorise the ratification and implementation of important amendments to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court, broadening its scope of application. These amendments include three new cases added to the war crimes list, relating to the use of certain types of […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Di Maio with his counterpart from Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has met with the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev. Minister Di Maio firstly expressed his appreciation for the Kyrgyz decision to open an Embassy in Rome, which will enable bilateral relations to be deepened in every sense. Minister Kazakbaev expressed his deep appreciation […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano at the Italy-Turkey Innovation Day: “A new multilateralism of research”.
Undersecretary Di Stefano, together with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Industry Mehmet Fatih Kacir, has opened the Italy-Turkey Innovation Day, an event jointly organised by Tubitak, the Turkish government agency for scientific and technological research, and by the Embassy of Italy in Ankara. “Today, the economic crisis caused by the pandemic makes a relaunch based […]
Read morePublication of the Statistical Yearbook for 2021. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in numbers
The Statistical Yearbook for 2021 was published today with all the numbers relative to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This is the document that, every year, illustrates the data most representative of the Farnesina’s commitment at the service of Italy in the world. The volume contains a wide-ranging review of information and […]
Read moreItaly condemns the attack against the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa al Kathimi
Italy firmly condemns the attack against the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kathimi which took place in the early hours of 7 November. It is a criminal act and an attempt to strike at the heart of Iraqi democratic institutions, a few days after political elections whose management has been positively assessed by the international […]
Read moreAgreement signed between the Uffizi Gallery and the Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai. Di Maio: “In China, this will provide a well-rounded account of Italy and its wonders.”
Italian art in China: an agreement signed today between the Uffizi Gallery and the Bund One Art Museum envisages ten exhibitions in Shanghai over a period of five years featuring works from the Florentine museum including masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, beginning in 2022, the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, with “Botticelli and the […]
Read moreNote by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Ethiopia
Italy is extremely concerned by the further deterioration of the security environment in Ethiopia over the last few days, which represents a serious risk for the stability of the country and the wider region. Italy calls upon all parties involved to immediately stop the fighting and start genuine and credible negotiations, for the sake of […]
Read moreSereni, enhancing sustainable cotton production in Burkina Faso
Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni participated in a video message at Expo Yeelba, a festival dedicated to promoting Burkina Faso’s cotton-textile chain. In the presence of some 250 participants, including the Burkinabé Foreign Minister, Alpha Barry, the Italian Ambassador, Andrea Romussi, and the EU Special Representative for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, the event made it possible to promote Faso Danfani (a traditional […]
Read moreCeremony commemorating the fallen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Colonies during the First World War (4 November 2021)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, accompanied by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, went today to the Palazzo della Consulta to commemorate – together with the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio – the fallen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Colonies during the […]
Read moreCDP Group and the Foreign Ministry launch Business Matching, a digital platform designed to support the growth and internationalisation of Italian businesses abroad
Starting next year, the platform, dedicated in particular to SMEs, will initially target the main Asian markets and then be extended to other countries, based on the priorities set by the Steering Committee for Internationalisation coordinated by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Economic Development Rome, 3 November 2021 – From today, Italian […]
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