Foreign Ministry Note – Minister Di Maio meets the IAEA Director General
Minister Di Maio has met today, at the Foreign Ministry, with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi. The Foreign Minister has reiterated to Mr. Grossi Italy’s commitment to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and Italy’s appreciation for the IAEA’s action vis-à-vis Iran to continue monitoring under the Safeguards […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova visits Palermo for the inauguration of the Franco-German Cultural Centre
Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova has taken part today, in Palermo, in the inauguration of the Kultur Ensemble project, an artist residency programme set up by the cultural institutes of France and Germany. The event has been attended by the Mayor of the city, Leoluca Orlando, and by Michelle Müntefering, Minister of State for International […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Di Maio with the Ethiopian Minister of Justice
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, has received today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Ethiopian Minister of Justice, Gedion Timothewos Hessebon. The Ethiopian Minister has arrived in Rome to discuss the situation in Tigray on the instructions of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian delegation has […]
Read moreCooperation; Vice Minister Sereni, financing sustainable development is fundamental
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Marina Sereni, has participated today in the meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The topics on the agenda have been cooperation with middle-income countries and human development. The discussion on the […]
Read moreItaly welcomes the developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan
We favourably welcome the arrangements reached yesterday between Armenia and Azerbaijan, hoping for the strengthening of a climate of mutual trust in the South Caucasus, a strategic region for Italian and EU interests. Italy supports the strengthening of dialogue between the two countries, with the support of the EU and the OSCE, aimed at regional […]
Read moreNotice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Saman Abbas case
Concerning the case of Saman Abbas, a young Pakistani woman who disappeared from the province of Reggio Emilia in recent months, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specifies that no contact has taken place with the Embassy of Pakistan in Italy. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in international judicial cooperation have no […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Di Maio and EU Commission Vice President Schinas
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, received the Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, at the Farnesina. During their meeting Minister Di Maio stressed the need to put the migration issue at the heart of the European political debate, with particular reference to the question of solidarity […]
Read moreParticipation of Minister Di Maio and German Minister Maas in the Italian-German Student Dialogue Forum on the Future of Europe
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, participated today by videoconference, with his German counterpart Heiko Maas, in the Italian-German Student Dialogue Forum on the Future of Europe. The Forum gave a group of some 40 Italian and German girls and boys aged 15 to 17 the opportunity to engage in […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Della Vedova signs Italy-New Zealand agreement on air services
Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova has met today with New Zealand Ambassador Anthony Simpson. The meeting has focused on the excellent bilateral relations, the convergence of the agendas of the Italian G20 Presidency and the New Zealand Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), as well as the EU-New Zealand trade negotiations for a Free […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano chairs the Energy, Environment and Climate Steering Committee
This morning Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has chaired the interministerial Steering Committee on Energy, Environment and Climate. The event has brought together representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, and the Ministry of Infrastructure […]
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