Joint press release by Foreign Ministers of Italy, Croatia and Slovenia on trilateral cooperation in the Adriatic Sea
On 19 December 2020, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Croatia and Slovenia met in Trieste to discuss the operational procedures and priority areas for enhancing trilateral cooperation in the Adriatic Sea. Building on the existing coordination mechanisms, the Ministers had a positive exchange of views on the prospects for further strengthening cooperation, also […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s mission to Doha
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio’s two-day visit to Doha, Qatar, begins today. Minister Di Maio is expected in Doha today to meet his counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, in the afternoon. Together they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Dialogue. Tomorrow, 21 December, the Minister of Foreign […]
Read moreStatistical Yearbook 2020: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in figures
The “Statistical Yearbook 2020 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in figures” has been published today. ” Each year, the document provides data on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ commitment to serving Italy in the world. It is a working tool for foreign policy operators, as well as institutional counterparts and civil […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Scalfarotto’s mission to Switzerland
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, has visited Switzerland today. The purpose of the mission is to review bilateral relations with the neighbouring country, following the signing of understandings and agreements in various activity sectors with the new Secretary of State Livia Leu. The visit has begun with the signing […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano chairs the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee on the Sea
The Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee on the Sea met by video conference. It was chaired by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano, and involved representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Agricultural, Food, and Forestry Policies, Ministry of the Environment and Safeguarding of the Territory and the Sea, […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano chairs the Inter-Ministerial “Energy, Environment, and Climate” Steering Committee
The Inter-Ministerial “Energy, Environment, and Climate” Steering Committee held a meeting in virtual mode, chaired by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano, with representatives from Institutions and Public Companies in the sector, ENI, ENEL, Saipem, Snam, Terna, CDP, and Confindustria Energia. This meeting followed on from the Inter-Institutional Steering Committee on the same questions that met […]
Read moreFirst meeting of the Joint Italian-Libyan Economic Commission (CECIL)
The Joint Italian-Libyan Economic Technical Committee (CECIL) met for the first time by video conference on 17 December 2020. On the Libyan side it was headed by Dr Mahmoud Khalifa El-Tellisi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Technical Matters, and on the Italian side by the Hon. Manlio Di Stefano, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreUN Resolution on worldwide moratorium on the death penalty
Thanks to the commitment shown by Italy, the EU and other promoters of the international campaign against the death penalty, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted the eighth biennial resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty, with a record 123 votes in favour. Italy was intensely active in light of the […]
Read moreSereni presents the “Falcone Borsellino Programme” for combating transnational crime
Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni opened a high-level seminar, by video conference, to kick start the “Falcone Borsellino Programme”. This is an Italian initiative of legal diplomacy and technical assistance in the field of justice and security, in favour of Latin American and Caribbean countries, for combating transnational organised crime. “We have recently marked the […]
Read moreDel Re: accompanying Africa’s socio-economic transformation
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated in a webinar on Italy’s African policy and its transatlantic relations opportunities. The webinar was organised by the US Think Tank, The German Marshall Fund (GMF) in collaboration with Italy’s Embassy in Washington. Responding to questions from GMF Executive Director Ian Lesser and […]
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