Deputy Minister Di Stefano receives at the Foreign Ministry the Minister of Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs of Sweden, Anna Hallberg
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, met at the Foreign Ministry the Minister of Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs of Sweden, Anna Hallberg. “Sweden is a crucial European industrial power”, stated the Deputy Minister, “very strong in the automotive, digital transition technology and telecommunications sectors. Given the large investments […]
Read moreNotice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Development Cooperation, Vive Minister Sereni chairs the Joint Committee
Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the fifth annual meeting of the Joint Committee on Development Cooperation. The meeting was attended by the Director-General for Development Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri, and, limited to issues related to aid credits, by the Director of the International Financial Relations […]
Read moreFirst meeting of the National Commission for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law. Message from Minister Di Maio
Dear President, Dear Members of the Commission, the activity of the Commission for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law begins today with the first meeting at the Foreign Ministry. The Commission will be called upon to deal with issues that are extremely topical, in relation to which Italy has always shown a very […]
Read moreForeign trade, Di Maio: ‘Export, a dynamic and fundamental component for Italy’s economic growth
In August, according to ISTAT, exports continued to grow by 0.6% compared to the previous month and by 17.8% compared to August last year. The value of our exports in the first eight months of the year is close to 332 billion euros, thus surpassing the value recorded in the first eight months of 2020 […]
Read moreNOTE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – “Report card in your pocket” project for refugee minors
The project “Report card in your pocket – Channels of study for refugee minors”, promoted by UNHCR and INTERSOS, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior and co-funded by the Italian Episcopal Conference and Migrantes Foundation, has begun. The first five young refugees, Sudanese from Darfur, have arrived in Italy […]
Read moreSereni attends the USAID-sponsored summit on Ethiopia
Today, Vice Minister Sereni participated in an informal ministerial-level summit on the conflict in Ethiopia and the humanitarian crisis in the country, organised by USAID and chaired by Director General Samantha Power, as part of a series of international coordination initiatives the US Administration on the ongoing crisis. “It is now necessary to make greater […]
Read moreItaliAfrica Business Week; Sereni, building back better together
“For years, the ItaliAfrica Business Week has been a privileged place for African and Italian entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas and experiences”. This was said at the opening of the ItaliAfrica Business Week in Rome by Marina Sereni, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. She added: “Africa plays a priority role for our Development Cooperation: […]
Read moreWorld and European Day against the Death Penalty
The Day against the Death Penalty, which is celebrated in Europe and in the world on October 10, is an opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s unconditional opposition to the death penalty: a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, which denies human dignity and does not allow for a remedy in the event of a judicial error. This […]
Read moreDi Maio: “A privileged bridge to connect Italy to Africa”
Italy hosts the authorities of African countries in Rome a few weeks before the Cop26 Conference scheduled in Glasgow. What work, what partnership can we imagine together for a truly sustainable common future? We strongly wanted to listen to the voice of Africa on the eve of the Glasgow Conference on COP26 and the Rome G20 Summit on […]
Read moreUN Human Rights Council: Establishment of an international monitoring mechanism on the human rights situation in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses his satisfaction with the adoption of a resolution on the human rights situation in Afghanistan by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The resolution establishes the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur to monitor the human rights situation in the country. The initiative received broad […]
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