Commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the Marcinelle disaster (8th August) – Message from Minister Di Maio
Dear compatriots, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium, I would like to recall the 262 miners who lost their lives in the Bois du Cazier on 8th August 1956: among them, 136 were Italian. Since 2001, Italy has commemorated with the ” National Day of Italian Labour Sacrifices in […]
Read moreItalo-Algerian talks on bilateral cooperation in the field of technological and digital innovation
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano met today at the Foreign Ministry, together with Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitisation Paola Pisano, Algerian Minister in charge of Knowledge Economy and Start-ups Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid and Algerian Minister in charge of Microenterprises Nassim Diafat. The meeting was a valuable opportunity to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the Foreign Ministry. During the cordial meeting, the two Ministers examined the state of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed their intention to further deepen relations in every area of […]
Read moreConversation between Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde Luis Filipe Tavares
Yesterday Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had an conversation with the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde, Luis Filipe Tavares. The focus of the conversation – in addition to bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries – was an update on compatriot David Solazzo’s death. The two interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the excellent level of […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe
Today Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe, to whom he expressed sincere condolences and the greatest solidarity for the violent explosion that hit Beirut last Tuesday. “We are ready to respond to the most urgent need and to provide the necessary assistance” the Minister affirmed, recalling […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Colombia Claudia Blum Capurro De Barberi
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a new telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Claudia Blum Capurro De Barberi, regarding Paciolla affair. To his colleague, the Minister reiterated Italian government’s strong expectation that the investigation could rapidly shed light on Mario Paciolla’s death cause […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Kosovo Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla
This morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo, Meliza Haradinaj-Stubbla. The conversation – the first after the inauguration of the new Executive in Prishtina – offered the opportunity to examine the various strands […]
Read moreAppointment of Professor Maria Chiara Malaguti to UNIDROIT President
The Commission in charge – in accordance with art. 5 of the Notice for the collection of expression of willingness to hold the office of President of Unidroit published on 8th January – having concluded the work of examining the expression of willingness to hold the office of President of UNIDROIT, today the Minister of […]
Read moreLebanon: humanitarian flight with medical supplies to Beirut
This morning, a humanitarian flight to Beirut, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, encouraged by the Deputy Minister Del Re, together with the Civil Protection Department and the Joint Operations Headquarters departed from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, in response to requests for assistance from the Lebanese […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, during which the two Ministers expressed their common intention to strengthen cooperation between Italy and Turkey, based on a positive agenda. In this framework, the Joint Economic and Trade Commission […]
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