Minister Di Maio co-chairs the ministerial meeting on Libya in New York
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, co-chaired a ministerial meeting on Libya, in New York, with the Foreign Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany, Heiko Maas, and the French Republic, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting […]
Read moreUN – D.M. Della Vedova in Vienna: Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea at the heart of the Agenda
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, went on a mission to the United Nations in Vienna, leading the Italian delegation to the 65th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “We are deeply concerned about the serious difficulties the Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Programme (JCPoA) […]
Read moreUN: VM Sereni attends 76th General Assembly
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, will be part of the restricted delegation, led by Minister Luigi Di Maio, who will attend the high-level week of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York, from 20 to 25 September. The Vice Minister will attend the main events promoted […]
Read moreEvacuations of Italians from Kabul continue. Fourth Qatar Airways flight takes off
Evacuations continue from Kabul, where the fourth Qatar Airways flight to Doha has taken off today, carrying seven Italian nationals and family members. Italy continues to work in close contact and coordination with international partners to allow the repatriation of all those eligible. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has announced it.
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attends the 76th UN General Assembly
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will attend the high-level week of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, from 20 to 25 September. The key focus of the high-level meeting, held within the framework of the UN, will be the international response to the pandemic and […]
Read moreNote of the Foreign Ministry – Establishment of the National Commission for the Study of International Humanitarian Law
The National Commission for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law has been established by Decree. The Commission made up of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defence and the Italian Red Cross, has the institutional tasks of contributing to the study of […]
Read moreMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to host EU-Balkan Youth Forum in Rome
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is pleased to announce that it will host in Rome, from 22 to 26 November, the EU-Balkans Youth Forum, which will bring together young people from across the region to discuss proposals for the future of Europe and for the path of closer relations between all Balkan […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova visits the exhibition “Trois auteurs d’Histoire” commemorating Ambassador Attanasio
Yesterday, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova visited “Trois auteurs d’Histoire”, an exhibition sponsored by the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa and dedicated to the memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his commitment to supporting art and culture in Congo. Showing the works of three Congolese artists – Nelson Makengo, Georges Senga and […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note: Italy-Chile; Sereni chairs the joint working group
Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second session of the Italy-Chile Joint Working Group, at the end of four days of bilateral meetings from 13 to 16 September. Co-chair on the Chilean side was the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia. Sereni and Valdivia noted the excellent level of relations between the two countries and […]
Read moreNew Italian sites registered as part of UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Italy’s extraordinary natural heritage has received two new and prestigious recognitions from UNESCO. This afternoon, the 33rd Session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s ‘Man and the Biosphere’ Programme (ICC-MAB) decreed the recognition and inclusion of the ‘Monte Grappa’ site in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bringing the number of registered Italian Biosphere […]
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