Syria Presidential Election on 26 May: Quint Statement
Joint Statement by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and Italy on the presidential election in Syria. We, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America wish to make […]
Read moreSereni and Urpilainen hold talks on food safety and sustainable development
Today, Vice Minister Sereni held cordial talks, by videoconference, with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen. They examined the key issues on the agenda of the forthcoming Foreign and Development Joint Ministerial Session as part of the G20, which Italy will be hosting on 29 June, in Matera, as Chair of the G20.These […]
Read moreAfrica Day 2021
According to tradition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is celebrating “Africa Day”, to mark the anniversary of the establishment, on 25 May 1963, in Addis Ababa, of the Organisation of African Unity, which changed its name to African Union in 2002. This year, due to the pandemic situation, the Foreign Ministry has […]
Read moreForeign Ministry – Azerbaijan Note, Deputy Minister Di Stefano leads web mission on restoration sector
Today, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano opened the web mission on the restoration sector. This is the second event for the sector in Italian / Azerbaijani collaboration in reconstructing districts that are once again under Azerbaijani control. The virtual mission, held as part of the joint Italy-Azerbaijan Commission, follows on from the mission the Deputy […]
Read moreBelarus: Della Vedova summons the Chargé d’Affaires of Belarus, inadmissible diversion of Ryanair flight
Acting on the instructions of Minister Luigi Di Maio, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Belarus to the Foreign Ministry, today, in connection with the extremely serious episode of the diversion of the Athens-Vilnius commercial flight operated by Ryanair, which resulted in the temporary kidnapping of 149 passengers. […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Vice Minister Sereni meets the Honduras Foreign Minister, Rosales Banegas
Meeting at the Foreign Affairs Ministry between Vice Minister Marina Sereni and the Honduras Foreign Minister Lisandro Rosales Banegas, on a visit to Rome. The discussion centred on reflecting on how to effectively deal with the negative impact of climate change, highlighted in a most dramatic way by the devastation caused last November in Honduras, […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Case of the Italian citizen detained in Sudan
From the outset, the Italian Embassy in Sudan, liaising closely with the Foreign Ministry, has followed the case of an Italian citizen detained in Khartoum on charges of fraud against Sudanese companies. Since 1 April, in fact, he has received no less than 58 consular visits from Embassy staff, which continue at least twice a […]
Read moreDella Vedova at the Arctic Council: a long history of Italian commitment and presence in the region
At the 12th ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, Deputy Minister Della Vedova presented Italy’s vision and commitment to the region in a video address. “The Arctic is one of the most vulnerable areas of our planet, and we must be humble in the face of the challenges ahead. Italy has a long history of […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova attends the meeting of the General Council of Italians Abroad
Yesterday, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova participated by videoconference in the meeting of the General Council of Italians Abroad, the advisory body of the Italian Government and Parliament on major issues of interest to Italian expats. The meeting focused on the renewal of the Committees of Italians Abroad (Com.It.Es.), scheduled to take […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova at the award ceremony of the Active Young Citizens for Sustainable Development programme of IAI and InCE
Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova opened today the award ceremony of the three winning schools of the Active Young Citizens for Sustainable Development programme, jointly launched by the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and the Central European Initiative. In addition to Minister Di Maio, who intervened with a video message, the event was attended by the Secretaries-General of […]
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