Italy elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for the 2022-2024 three-year term
On 7 June 2021, in New York, Italy was elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESCOSOC) for the 2022-2024 three-year term, with 175 votes out of 182 voting countries. This was the best result ever achieved by a Western Group country in this electoral round. It confirms the very […]
Read moreMinistro Di Maio in videoconferenza alla riunione dei Ministri degli Esteri del “Processo di Berlino”
Il Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Luigi Di Maio, ha partecipato in videoconferenza alla riunione dei Ministri degli Esteri del “Processo di Berlino”, di cui fanno parte i sei Paesi dei Balcani Occidentali e nove Paesi dell’UE. L’agenda dei lavori della riunione ministeriale si è concentrata sui temi del dialogo politico per consolidare […]
Read moreCooperation: Sereni emphasises the important role of local authorities
“I strongly believe in decentralised cooperation and in the role that local authorities can play in cooperation thanks to their ability to involve the communities, which is fundamental”. This statement was made by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the International Conference on energy transition and local policies […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Summoning of UAE Ambassador
On the instructions of Minister Luigi Di Maio, the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, has summoned today the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Omar Al Shamsi, to the Foreign Ministry. The Secretary General has expressed to the Ambassador his surprise and great disappointment for an unexpected gesture that is hard […]
Read moreInauguration of anti-Covid vaccine center at the Farnesina
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has opened a vaccination centre for employees and their families at its internal outpatient clinic. This is the first initiative of its kind by a central government department. The facility will also be open to public servants posted abroad, who are often employed in areas with a […]
Read moreFAO: Vice Minister Sereni held talks with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu
Vice Minister Sereni held talks, by videoconference, with the FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu. The talks focused on the G20 joint Foreign Affairs and Development Ministerial Meeting scheduled in Matera, on 29 June, and on the organisation of the pre-Summit meeting for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, which will be held in Rome, from 26 to 28 July. The Vice Minister […]
Read moreMiddle East, Vice Minister Sereni received Ambassadors from Arab countries
Vice Minister Marina Sereni received a delegation of Ambassadors from Arab countries at the Foreign Ministry: the Ambassador of the Arab League and the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar and Tunisia. The meeting had been requested in connection with the recent spiralling violence in the Middle East. At the meeting, […]
Read moreNote from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Italy expresses satisfaction at the renewal of the IRINI mandate
Italy warmly welcomes the renewal for another year of the mandate of the EU Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI by the UN Security Council, via the extension of Resolution 2292 of 2016. Pursuant to that Resolution, IRINI will be able to continue operating for compliance with the arms embargo on Libya, contributing concretely to the implementation […]
Read moreNote from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chico Forti case
Referring to a number of articles that have appeared today in some national newspapers in relation to the case of the transfer from the United States to Italy of the Italian prisoner Enrico Forti, this Ministry wishes to clarify that there has been no “loss” of documentation. The transfer to Italy of Mr. Forti is […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Sudan: Update on the situation of the Italian detainee Marco Zennaro
Mr. Marco Zennaro has been detained in Khartoum since 1 April, following allegations of fraud made by his business partners. The Italian Embassy in Khartoum has been following the case constantly, from the beginning, with regular consular visits to the detained Italian citizen (over 60 visits, to date, since 1 April) and keeping permanently in […]
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