International Day of the UN Peacekeepers – 29th May 2021
On the occasion of the 19th International Day of the UN Peacekeepers, Italy, the first contributor of Blue Helmets among Western countries and one of the main contributors to the budget of peace operations, reaffirms its commitment to ensure international peace and security under the aegis of the United Nations. This year, the Day is […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – The Director General for Italians Abroad travels to Sudan
The Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Khartoum continue to follow, with the utmost attention, the case of the Italian national Marco Zennaro arrested in Sudan in connection with a commercial dispute. In view of the contacts already underway at all levels, the Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies, Luigi Vignali, will […]
Read moreNotice by Deputy Minister Della Vedova
DELLA VEDOVA: THANKS, PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU, FOR APOLOGISING TO THE ITALIANS INTERNED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. “Italy warmly thanks the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, for his formal apology to Italian-Canadians for their treatment during the Second World War. We express our deep gratitude for the heartfelt words of solidarity and esteem offered […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano at G7 Trade Ministerial meeting
Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano today attended the G7 Trade Ministerial (Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the European Commission). The meeting was also attended by the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. “We see this meeting as a valuable opportunity to take stock of […]
Read moreNota Farnesina – G7 statement on Belarus
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 Union condemn in the strongest terms the unprecedented action by the Belarusian authorities in arresting independent journalist, Raman Pratasevich and his companion, Sofia Sopega, after forcing flight FR4978 […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Today, Ambassador Sequi takes on the position of Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi takes on the position of Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He entered the diplomatic service in 1985 and held his first foreign posts in Teheran, New York and Tirana. In 2004, he was appointed Italian Ambassador to Kabul. In 2010 he served at the European Union as […]
Read moreBrexit: Deputy Minister Della Vedova from tomorrow on a mission to London
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, from tomorrow, Thursday, May 27th until Saturday, May 29th, will be on a mission to London for a series of meetings with the United Kingdom’s institutional and political representatives as with the Italian community in London. In the afternoon of Thursday, May 27th, Deputy Minister Della […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be in Lisbon today and tomorrow to attend the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich)
The first working session, dedicated to EU-Africa relations will be an opportunity for the ministers to reflect on strengthening the political and economic partnership with the countries of the African continent. The agenda will also include a discussion on the unresolved conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood and on the instruments available to the EU to […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio meets the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of San Marino, Luca Beccari
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Foreign Ministry the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and Telecommunications of the Republic of San Marino, Luca Beccari. During the meeting, which took place on the eve of the official visit to Rome of the Captains […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano attends the Italy-Vietnam bilateral consultations
Bilateral consultations between Italy and Vietnam were held this morning, with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano and Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Ang Dung representing the two countries. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry for Energy Transition, the Ministry of Health and the Italian Medicines […]
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