Foreign Ministry Note – Middle East: from tomorrow Vice Minister Sereni will be visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Marina Sereni, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will be in Israel and the Palestinian Territories from tomorrow, for a visit that will last until Thursday 15 July. Vice Minister Sereni will have a series of talks with government ministers, parliamentarians and leaders of Israeli parties and, subsequently, will meet with various members of […]
Read moreItaly-India Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has co-chaired, by videoconference, the 21st session of the Italy-India Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) together with the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, Piyush Goyal. The virtual meeting has taken place a few days after Minister Di Maio’s talks with his counterpart Mr. Jaishankar on […]
Read moreUN: Sereni, sustainable development key to recovery that leaves no one behind
“The pandemic has provided a demonstration of how essential justice, peace and inclusion are the pillars underpinning SDG 16, one of the most important Sustainable Development Goals enshrined by the UN.” Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni stated this in a video intervention at the High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development promoted by the […]
Read moreForeign Office Note – Haiti
Italy is appalled by the news of the brutal assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and strongly condemns the attack at the heart of Haitian institutions. It expresses its sincere condolences to the President’s family and to the Haitian people and hopes that the perpetrators of this crime will be brought to justice as soon […]
Read moreMozambique. Italian Cooperation operation to support the population of Cabo Delgado
A humanitarian flight to Pemba, Mozambique, departed today from the emergency humanitarian response base in Brindisi to help respond to the serious humanitarian situation in the province of Cabo Delgado, which has been the target of terrorist attacks since 2017, causing an increasing number of victims and displaced people every day. This is the third […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – D.M. Della Vedova meets Spanish Secretary of State Muñiz
Today, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova met the Secretary of State for All of Spain, Manuel Muñiz Villa, at an event held at Palazzo Montorio, the Spanish Ambassador’s official residence. During the discussions, which dealt with the excellent state of bilateral relations and the success of the recent Dialogue Forum in Barcelona, possible areas of […]
Read moreNotice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Libya; Sereni chairs Cooperation meeitng
Today Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired a video meeting with many Territorial Authorities, Universities and Civil Society Organisations operating in Libya. The primary aim of the meeting was to outline an overall picture of what the Italian Cooperation system is doing in this country through its various actors. It is crucial to bear in mind […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano speaks at the“Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar”
“This is an important occasion because this year’s edition is dedicated to the Next Generation EU and the prospects for recovery that can arise from the coordinated implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans. We now need to move on from the stage of developing national plans to designing transnational initiatives, starting with those […]
Read moreDella Vedova: integrating the Western Balkans into the EU for stabilising the Region and ensuring safety in the Continent
Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova spoke today at the conference “From Yugoslavia to the European Union: the European integration of the Western Balkans and the new geopolitical challenges”, organised by Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). In his opening remarks, Della Vedova emphasised that Italy supports the European aspirations of the Western Balkans countries with the aim […]
Read moreNOTA FARNESINA – Pakistan
La scoperta in Pakistan di un ammanco di visti Schengen presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia ad Islamabad è stata immediatamente segnalata dalla Sede stessa, in costante raccordo con la Farnesina, circa un mese fa agli apparati di sicurezza nazionali, alla magistratura italiana, ai partner Schengen e alle competenti Autorità pakistane. Sono stati dunque già avviati controlli a […]
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