Meeting between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon, Nassif Hitti, visiting Italy
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has met with the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nassif Hitti, at the Foreign Ministry. Hitti’s visit to Rome was the first in Europe since the outbreak of Covid-19 emergency. The meeting made possible to reaffirm – in a particularly delicate stage for […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano participates to the webinar on intellectual property in internationalization with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE)
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke this morning at the webinar “The management of the intellectual property in internationalization processes”, within the cycle of virtual meetings “Live training” organized by the Italian Trade Agency for Italian companies. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” said the Undersecretary, “through its diplomatic-consular network and ICE offices, acts to protect Italian […]
Read moreSomalia. Humanitarian flight in the framework of the “European Humanitarian Air Bridge”
The first of three humanitarian flights organised by the Italian Cooperation, on Deputy Minister Del Re’s initiative, in collaboration with the Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) of the European Commission departed this morning from Brindisi destination Mogadishu, in the framework of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge initiative and with […]
Read moreMeeting of the Advisory Board of “Women in International Security – Italy
Today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first meeting of the Advisory Board of “Women in International Security Italy” (WIIS Italy), an Italian affiliate of the organization “Women in International Security Global” (WIIS Global) which, through its 35 national antennas and more than 7,000 members in 47 countries, promotes national and international leadership and […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio had a conversation with his Croatian counterpart Radman
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman. During the conversation, Minister Di Maio congratulated his counterpart on the six-month Presidency of the EU Council of Croatia that has just ended. In particular, he focused […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano at the High-Level Economic Dialogue Italy-ASEAN
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke this morning at the first digital round table of the high-level Italy-ASEAN Economic Dialogue, organised by the Government of Malaysia, the Italy-ASEAN Association and The European House-Ambrosetti. “Today’s event – began the Undersecretary – shows the importance that Italy gives to strengthening relations with ASEAN, a strategic hub for the […]
Read moreMeeting of the Italo-Libyan Joint Committee
The Italian-Libyan Joint Committee met today in Rome, at the Ministry of the Interior, to formally start negotiations for the amendment of the 2017 bilateral memorandum on cooperation in the field of migration. During the meeting – which took place in a constructive and proactive atmosphere – the Italian delegation confirmed the will of making […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio receives the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Di Maio received today at the Farnesina Palace, seat of the Ministry of Foreign affairs, the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), Zurab Pololikashvili. The Secretary-General chose Italy for his first visit abroad on the launch of the United Nations #RestartTourism campaign. The campaign is a global initiative through […]
Read moreCouncil of Europe: Sereni in conversation with Minister of Athens, President-in-Office of the Council of Europe
Vice Minister Marina Sereni had today a video call with the Greek Vice Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Delegate for European Affairs. The theme of the interview was the recent assumption by Athens of the Presidency of the Council of Europe, at a particularly difficult time marked by the effects of the pandemic that poses new […]
Read moreEnrica Lexie
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to advise that the Arbitral Tribunal constituted in The Hague pursuant to Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea signed on 10 December 1982 to resolve the dispute between Italy and India over the “Enrica Lexie” incident, which occurred on 15 […]
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