Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Secretary General of the United Nations
Last evening, Minister Di Maio had a cordial telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, focused on the Ukrainian crisis and on reaffirming the pivotal points in Italy’s stand. The minister assured Italy’s full support for UN initiatives and actions, especially humanitarian efforts, stressing the priority need of a truce […]
Read moreDiplomatic mission by Minister Di Maio to Qatar (5-6 March 2022)
On the 5th and 6th of March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, was on a diplomatic mission to Doha to reinforce the bilateral partnership, especially in the field of energy, also in the light of the developments in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The mission also included the CEO of Eni, […]
Read moreP3+2 Statement on Libya
France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America take note of the statement of 2 March by the spokesperson of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and subsequent developments regarding the situation in Libya. We echo the UN Secretary-General’s call on all actors to refrain from actions that could undermine stability […]
Read moreG7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Statement of 04.03.2022
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union reiterate our profound condemnation of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifiable war of choice against Ukraine, enabled by the Belarussian government. Russia must immediately stop its ongoing assault against […]
Read moreItaly-Turkey: Farnesina Secretary-General has conversation with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Faruk Kaymakci
Ambassador Francesco Sequi, Secretary-General of the Farnesina, met today, via teleconference, with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci, to discuss bilateral and European affairs, even in the light of the Ukrainian crisis. During their conversation, Ambassador Sequi and Deputy Minister Kaymakci agreed on the importance of strengthening economic and business ties between […]
Read moreItalian Embassy in Ukraine is fully operational in Lviv
After a complex operation run by the Foreign Affairs Ministry Crisis Unit in close collaboration with the intelligence, which has provided operational support, and after taking to safety, outside Ukraine, all the Italian nationals hosted over the past days at his Residence, Ambassador Pier Francesco Zazo has arrived in Lviv today, where the seat of […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio meets the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, Mons. Paul Richard Gallagher
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, H.E. Mons. Paul Richard Gallagher, at the Farnesina today, 2 March 2022. The meeting, which can be set in the long-standing framework of bilateral relations between Italy and the Holy See, was the […]
Read moreUkraine. Della Vedova at UN: those responsible for human rights violations must be punished
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, spoke today at an event at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on the Russian attack on Ukraine. “We are shocked by what is happening in Ukraine at this time. We once again condemn the Russian military offensive. It is an outrageous […]
Read moreUkraine. Transfer of Italian Embassy to Lviv
Given the deteriorating security situation in Kiev it is impossible to ensure that the Embassy of Italy can perform its functions in full. The Embassy in Kiev is therefore being transferred to Lviv. This will enable it, like other embassies previously based in Kiev and that have already been transferred, to continue to perform its […]
Read moreA group of 99 refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya arrive in Italy
A group of 99 vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers was evacuated from Libya to Italy during the night. It is the first evacuation flight in 2022, organized through the joint efforts of the UNHCR, the UN Agency for Refugees, the Italian Ministries of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the INMP, the National […]
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