Minister Luigi Di Maio met the Secretary for Foreign Relations of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubòn
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Secretary for Foreign Relations of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubòn. This meeting follows the bilateral meeting, which was held last June in Bari-Matera, on the sidelines of the Foreign-Cooperation Ministerial G20 meeting. First of all, the Minister expressed his satisfaction […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s meeting with the Foreign Minister of Brazil, Carlos Alberto Franco França
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit , Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met Foreign Minister of Brazil Carlos Alberto Franco França. Minister Di Maio recalled the contribution provided by the Italian large community to the development of Brazil, the main Italian trading partner in Latin America, and called for a strengthening of the economic […]
Read moreNote by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Meeting of Minister Di Maio with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken
Today, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. This second meeting in less than a month between the two Ministers testifies to the solidity of the bilateral relations and close coordination between Italy and the United States […]
Read moreNote by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Meeting of Minister Di Maio with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister, Wang Yi
Today, on the eve of the G20 Summit, Minister Di Maio met the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of the Chinese delegation, Wang Yi. They discussed the progress of bilateral relations and addressed several multilateral and regional issues. While noting the positive trend in bilateral trade and Italian exports to China, which had grown by […]
Read moreNotice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Visit of the Secretary-General Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi to the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today visited the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the appointment of the new Head of the Unit, Embassy Counsellor Nicola Minasi. Operative 24/7, the Crisis Unit protects and assists compatriots in emergencies and in particular in […]
Read moreStatement by Spokespersons of the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden on Israeli Settlements
We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. We reiterate our strong opposition to its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which violates international law and undermines efforts for the two-state solution. We call on […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – The Disputed Minors Task Force met today at the Farnesina
The Disputed Minors Task Force, whose physical meetings had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, met today at the Foreign Ministry. Chaired by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, it was attended as usual by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. As a fundamental occasion for sharing the action to be […]
Read moreNota Farnesina – Israele; Sereni, preoccupazione per designazione di 6 ONG palestinesi come terroriste
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Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano addresses the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riad, Saudi Arabia
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, spoke today in Riad at the Middle East Green Initiative Summit, attended by heads of state and government, and the Foreign Ministers of 30 countries. “We are experiencing a confluence of crises – economic, health and climate – at the global level, and we have to deal […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Sudan
The Foreign Ministry expresses its concern about the news coming from Khartoum (Sudan). We on the Italian side hope that with the contribution of the EU, the AU, and African regional bodies, we will be able to return as soon as possible to the spirit of the democratic transition process in Sudan, supported by the […]
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