Deputy Minister Di Stefano inaugurates the Italy-Minas Gerais Business Forum (Brazil)
Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has inaugurated today the Italy-Minas Gerais (Brazil) Business Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte and the Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with Confindustria, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Minas Gerais and the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais, with the support of the State Government. […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova attends the AII/EUSAIR Ministerial Meeting
The Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova participated today, by videoconference, in the ministerial meeting of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) and the EU Strategy for the Adriatic Ionian Region (EUSAIR). The EUSAIR Strategy, launched in 2014 under the Italian Presidency of the EU Council and on the political impulse of Italy, aims to enhance the […]
Read moreNOTICE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – Escalation of attacks and violence in Israel and Palestine
Italy reiterates its concern about the escalation of attacks and violence, particularly in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. It calls for an immediate end to it. Italy strongly condemns the rocket attacks from Gaza towards Israel’s territory. It believes that they cannot be justified under any circumstances. We appeal to all parties to immediately […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council. The meeting will focus on transatlantic relations and the Western Balkans. The agenda will also include an exchange of views on the main current international issues, including the situation in the Sahel, in Afghanistan and in the Lebanon; […]
Read moreForeign Ministry – press release on the meeting of Minister Di Maio with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Today, at the Foreign Ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, received the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for a meeting focused on the importance of the multilateral trade system for relaunching the world economy in the wake of the pandemic. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s support […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Slovak Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Ivan Korčok
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with his Slovak counterpart, Ivan Korčok. During the meeting, the two Ministers discussed the numerous areas of bilateral cooperation, calling for a more regular and structured political dialogue to strengthen coordination on the main European and […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Minister for the Malian Diaspora and African Integration, Al Hamdou Ag Ilène
Yesterday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister for the Malian Diaspora and African Integration, Al Hamdou Ag Ilène. Their discussion was centred on collaboration on migration and security matters, which were the subject of a joint declaration signed by both Ministers. The Declaration is situated within the […]
Read morePress release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Libya
Concerning the accident that involved the Italian fishing boat “Aliseo” off the Libyan coast today, sources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that that the captain suffered only minor injuries that do not cause concern. Investigations are underway into the circumstances of what happened. Today’s episode nevertheless confirms the danger of the area off the […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio’s meeting with the Palestinian Foreign Minister
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Riad Malki. Minister Di Maio firstly emphasised the importance of the Palestinian electoral process and reconciliation for the consolidation of institutions and in view of a hoped-for resumption of […]
Read moreIran: Sereni, fundamental to relaunch nuclear deal
” The JCPoA, the Iran Nuclear Agreement, as the monitoring of the International Atomic Energy Agency has shown, has proved effective for nuclear non-proliferation and security in the Middle East region”, stated the Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni at the panel of the conference The State of The Union dedicated to the theme: “Engaging Iran […]
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