Italy 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 moreIl Segretario Generale della Farnesina, Amb. Sequi, inaugura il nuovo sito web www.esteri.it
Il Segretario Generale della Farnesina, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, ha inaugurato oggi il nuovo sito web www.esteri.it. Il rinnovamento del portale istituzionale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale risponde alla significativa crescita nel numero degli utenti (il 170% in più dal 2019 al 2020) e nelle visualizzazioni dell’ultimo biennio. La spinta sempre […]
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 […]
Read moreMedia Freedom Coalition on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
Every year many journalists and media workers get killed simply for covering the news and sharing information with a wider audience. Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we pay tribute to all journalists and media workers who have been targets of intimidation, violence or arbitrary detention have even been […]
Read moreAgreement between the European Commission and the US Administration on duties on steel and aluminium imports from EU countries
The European Commission and the US Administration announced that they have now reached an agreement to jointly address the issue related to the duties on imports of steel and aluminium from EU countries, applied by the United States under the so-called Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, which had started from March 2018. On […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergej Lavrov
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergej Lavrov. The situation in Libya and Afghanistan, and the state of bilateral relations were the central topics of the meeting. With reference to Libya, […]
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