The mission of Deputy Minister Di Stefano in the Caucasus
Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, begins his mission in the Caucasus visiting Jerevan and Baku’s cities. It is the Italian Government’s first mission in the region after the end of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The mission includes meetings at a high political level. It will […]
Read moreDel Re with Portugal Secretary of State on the Cabo Delgado crisis
The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met via videoconference Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal. They focused on the situation in the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. Over the last three years, Cabo Delgado (in the north of the country) has been […]
Read moreDel Re at the ministerial meeting on emergency response to COVID-19
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated in the 12th the virtual meeting, at ministerial level, on the epidemiological emergency response to COVID-19. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Francois-Philippe Champagne. The meeting allowed an exchange of views and good practices for the global […]
Read moreVice Minister Del Re in conversation with the United Kingdom’s European Neighbourhood Minister
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met by videoconference with Wendy Morton, Minister for the European Neighbourhood, and the Americas of the United Kingdom. The conversation focused on collaboration opportunities between the two countries on issues of common interest in the various multilateral fora. Del Re and Morton discussed the […]
Read moreVice Minister Del Re addresses the House of Lords: European solutions to child refugees
Emanuela Del Re, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was a keynote speaker at a virtual conference of the House of Lords in the British Parliament, dealing with voluntary relocation of child and other vulnerable refugees. The Vice Minister provided an overview of the complementary processes for safe, legal migration that Italy […]
Read moreJoint press release – Meeting of Ministers Di Maio and Le Drian
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, met on the sidelines of the MED Dialogues, when they both participated in the first session of the panel “Heal and Rebuild: A Positive Agenda for the EU in the Enlarged Mediterranean”. […]
Read moreMatteo Mecacci appointed Director of OSCE/ODIHR
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to express its great satisfaction at the appointment of Matteo Mecacci as the new Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). A prestigious appointment that confirms the excellent qualities of the candidate and the great respect Italy enjoys within the OSCE, where he continues […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano opens the webinar on Italy-ASEAN collaboration in the space sector
This morning, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano opened the webinar on “Italy-ASEAN Space Cooperation for Emerging Global Challenges”, organised by the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the ICE Agency. The event follows on Italy’s obtaining the status of “development partner” of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, […]
Read moreTelephone talk between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov
Minister Di Maio had a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, to discuss the situation in Nagorno Karabakh and the prospects of the region. The Minister reiterated the satisfaction with which Italy welcomed the tripartite declaration of 9 November that ended the hostilities. He, therefore, indicated the importance, at this stage, of focusing […]
Read moreVM Sereni participates in the Fourth Edition of the Women’s Forum at the Rome MED 2020
“The speeches I’ve heard at this Forum, which is now four years old, highlight two truly important messages: one is to promote the economic emancipation of women, during and beyond the pandemic, the other is how to increase the role of women in peace-building”, said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni, at the […]
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