Foreign Ministry Note – Vaccine supplies to Tunisia
In consideration of the ongoing pandemic emergency that is hitting Tunisia particularly hard, Italy is determined to continue to provide concrete and immediate support to the Tunisian people in the fight against COVID-19. After sending five containers of medical supplies and donations for the purchase of oxygen generators for Tunisian hospitals, following a specific request […]
Read moreLibya: reopening of the Sirte-Misurata coastal road, Min. Di Maio: “Important step towards the reunification of the Country, now is the time for the full implementation of the ceasefire”
Italy warmly welcomes the news of the reopening of the coastal road between Sirte and Misurata. Minister Di Maio said: “This is a step that the Libyan people and the international community have long been waiting for, an important development towards the reunification of the country, which can now foster further decisive steps in the […]
Read moreForeign Affairs Note – Global Education Summit; Sereni, Italy will contribute 25 million in the next 5 years to the Global Partnership for Education
“As already announced at the beginning of June, I have the honour and I am proud to confirm that we will increase our multi-year contribution to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). We will contribute Euro 25 million over the next 5 years, half of which will be earmarked for educating children in Africa.” This […]
Read moreDella Vedova: unprecedented effort by the Foreign Ministry to assist Italians abroad in the pandemic
Benedetto Della Vedova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with responsibility for Italians abroad, spoke today at the conference on the “Impact of the pandemic on fellow regional residents abroad: problems, continuity, return migration, new opportunities”, organised by ERAPLE – the regional organisation of Acli for the problems of Italian expats abroad from […]
Read moreVice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, holds a meeting with the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel
A meeting was held today, at the Foreign Ministry, between the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, and the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel. During the meeting, which took place in the wake of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Declaration, to which […]
Read moreBologna’s Porticoes are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Bologna’s Porticoes are now inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List thanks to a decision taken by the World Heritage Committee, which met from 16 to 31 July in its 44th session conducted in virtual mode from Fuzhou (China). The Committee recognised the “exceptional universal value” of the Porticoes as an extraordinary testimony of an architectural […]
Read moreStatements to the press by Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 14:00, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will make statements to the press together with the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, at the conclusion of the United Nations Pre-Summit Meeting on Food Systems. The statements can be followed by representatives of […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Libya
As part of efforts to reach an institutional agreement on the definition of the legal framework for allowing the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held on 24 December, delegations from Libya’s House of Representatives and High National Electoral Commission are currently meeting in Rome, with technical assistance provided by the UNSMIL mission. In supporting […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note: Tigray; Sereni meets with the EUSR for the Horn of Africa, Weber
A meeting was held today at the Foreign Ministry between Deputy Minister Marina Sereni and the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, as an opportunity to exchange views and information on the situation in a region marked by conflict and instability, at the center of attention of Italian and European diplomacy. […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano holds bilateral Consultations with Georgia
This morning, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Teimuraz Janjalia at the Foreign Ministry. Among the many topics on the agenda, the fight against Covid-19, the post-pandemic economic recovery, regional issues and cooperation, both bilaterally and in major international fora. “Italy looks at Georgia as a promising partner with […]
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