UN; Sereni, businesses play a key role in sustainable development
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires us to lead the world towards a better future and it is therefore no coincidence that the Italian G20 Presidency has adopted its principles – People, Planet and Prosperity – as the pillars of its action”. These were the words spoken, in a speech by video conference at […]
Read moreThe Strega Prize and Italian Institutes of Culture
17 June 2021, 9:00Sala Conferenze Internazionalistreamed live atwww.esteri.itand www.premiostrega.it The Strega Prize tour will also be stopping at the Foreign Ministry. On 17 June, at 9:00, in the International Conference Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, there will be a presentation of the five shortlisted finalists of the 75th edition of […]
Read moreSG Sequi attended the signing of the Letter of Intent between the Ministry of the Interior and ASEANAPOL
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attended today the signing ceremony of a Letter of Intent to strengthen police cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior and ASEANAPOL. The event was attended by the Chief of Police, Prefect Lamberto Giannini and the Executive Director of ASEANAPOL, DAC Jim […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Della Vedova visits Paris for bilateral meetings with the Italian community and UNESCO
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Paris where, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 June, he will be holding a series of institutional meetings with representatives of the French government and Parliament. Among other things, the visit will enable him to take stock of the prospects for the Conference on the Future […]
Read moreCooperation; Sereni, support for Global Fund activities
Talks in video conference format between the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, whose activities are very important in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. “Italy,” Ms. Sereni said, “is proud to have contributed, in 2001, to the […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Minister Di Maio meets the IAEA Director General
Minister Di Maio has met today, at the Foreign Ministry, with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi. The Foreign Minister has reiterated to Mr. Grossi Italy’s commitment to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and Italy’s appreciation for the IAEA’s action vis-à-vis Iran to continue monitoring under the Safeguards […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova visits Palermo for the inauguration of the Franco-German Cultural Centre
Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova has taken part today, in Palermo, in the inauguration of the Kultur Ensemble project, an artist residency programme set up by the cultural institutes of France and Germany. The event has been attended by the Mayor of the city, Leoluca Orlando, and by Michelle Müntefering, Minister of State for International […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Di Maio with the Ethiopian Minister of Justice
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, has received today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Ethiopian Minister of Justice, Gedion Timothewos Hessebon. The Ethiopian Minister has arrived in Rome to discuss the situation in Tigray on the instructions of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian delegation has […]
Read moreCooperation; Vice Minister Sereni, financing sustainable development is fundamental
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Marina Sereni, has participated today in the meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The topics on the agenda have been cooperation with middle-income countries and human development. The discussion on the […]
Read moreItaly welcomes the developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan
We favourably welcome the arrangements reached yesterday between Armenia and Azerbaijan, hoping for the strengthening of a climate of mutual trust in the South Caucasus, a strategic region for Italian and EU interests. Italy supports the strengthening of dialogue between the two countries, with the support of the EU and the OSCE, aimed at regional […]
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