The Ministry of Foreign Affairs alongside the IOM in Tunisia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in agreement with the Ministry of Interior, has provided funding from the Migration Fund in support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Tunisia, to offer the possibility of assisted voluntary return to migrants stranded in Tunisia, with similar support services for reintegration in the countries […]
Read moreTalks between Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto and British Secretary of State Ranil Jayawardena
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had a video conference today with British Secretary of State responsible for international trade issues Ranil Jayawardena. At the heart of the talks were the outlook for Brexit, the WTO reform process and the joint commitment of Italy and the UK to free trade to mitigate the risks to global recovery that […]
Read moreVice Minister Del Re participates in the presentation of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan of the United Nations
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in the virtual briefing to present the update and revision of the “COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan/GHRP” of the United Nations. This document outlines the UN strategy for the humanitarian response to the consequences of the spread of the pandemic. The event was opened by the UN Under-Secretary-General for […]
Read moreInterview of Undersecretary Scalfarotto with the Spanish Secretary of State for Trade, Xiana Mendez Bertolo
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met today with his Spanish counterpart in charge of trade policy issues, Xiana Mendez Bertolo, to discuss the main current international issues. In particular, the issue of Airbus subsidies and more generally, the issue of transatlantic trade relations was at the centre of the discussion. Scalfarotto recalled, pending a ruling by the […]
Read moreNote of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Libya
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will support IOM and UNHCR in the execution of their joint plan for Libya, drawn up at the Italian request to help the stabilization of the country and combat human trafficking. Thanks to funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IOM and UNHCR will thus be able […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Del Re speaks at the meeting of the National Committee for Development Cooperation
Today, Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re spoke at the meeting of the National Committee for Development Cooperation (CNCS) chaired by Minister Di Maio. The DM thanked Minister Di Maio for having called the meeting and for the fundamental support he provides to the Italian cooperation system as a whole. Tjhe DM, who also chaired a […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio attends the National Council for Development Cooperation
Today, at the Foreign Ministry, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, chaired the meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation, the main advisory body of the Italian development cooperation system, which was also attended by the Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re and representatives of the Italian Parliament. During his […]
Read moreTalks between the Undersecretary Scalfarotto and the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Chmelař
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto held a videoconference today with the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Chmelař. The meeting is part of an ongoing and complex bilateral dialogue between the two countries with well-established bilateral relations, particularly in the economic sphere. While thanking the Government of Prague for its support during the Covid crisis, the […]
Read moreMs Del Re: gender equality is necessary to recover from the crisis
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended the opening session of the conference “Women in Industry and Innovation”, organised by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) within the project in support of women entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (“Promoting women empowerment for inclusive and sustainable industrial development in the MENA region”), funded by […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Azerbaijani Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov. The focus of the conversation was the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the security framework in the region and the intense bilateral relations, particularly in the economic and energy fields. Minister […]
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