Commemoration on the 65th anniversary of the Marcinelle disaster – Message from Minister Di Maio
Dear Fellow-Citizens, This year we mark the 65th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining tragedy when, on 8 August 1956 the lives of 262 miners were lost, 136 of whom were Italian. For twenty years, that is, since 2001, Italy has chosen 8 August to symbolically remember all Italian workers who have lost their lives while […]
Read moreMV Mercer Street attack: G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement
Statement from the 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: 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 […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s willingness to maintain constant and structured bilateral dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the interest in further intensifying the economic partnership between the two countries. Minister […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio participates in the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke today at the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon, held in virtual mode and jointly sponsored by France and the United Nations on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In his address, Minister Di Maio […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio visits Libya (2 August 2021)
On Monday, 2 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will visit Libya, where he will meet a wide range of interlocutors to discuss key topics, such as furthering the dialogue on the UN-led stabilisation and institutional transition process, which Italy supports with determination, to encourage the renewed commitment of […]
Read moreForeign 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 […]
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