The Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction for the election of engineer Salvatore Sciacchitano as President of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
The Italian candidate was elected by the Organization’s Executive Council, which unites the Countries of chief importance in the field of civil aviation, winning against the competing candidacies of the Emirati Aisha Al Hamili and the Kyrgyz Bakyt Dzhunushaliev. The election of Mr Sciacchitano, the first Italian and the first European to hold the office […]
Read moreSCALFAROTTO INAUGURATES THE CZECH-ITALIAN FORUM
Today Undersecretary Scalfarotto inaugurated the Czech-Italian Business Forum at the Assolombarda headquarters in Milan in the presence of Czech Foreign Minister Petricek, the President of the ICE-Agency, Carlo Ferro, and Vice President for the internationalization of Assolombarda, Enrico Cereda. Scalfarotto recalled how “Italy is the sixth supplier of the Czech Republic, a Country with […]
Read more“Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues” Conference. Fifth edition
Fifth edition of the MED-Dialogues Conference promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI The Fifth Edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, promoted since 2015 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI will be held in Rome at the Hotel Parco dei Principi, via Gerolamo […]
Read more25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Italy reaffirms its firm commitment to fight all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which continues to be a serious and unacceptable obstacle to the enjoyment of women’s rights and to their full personal fulfillment. This is a priority commitment among the actions of our Country’s foreign policy that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreScalfarotto meets with the Minister of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met with the Minister of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar, U Thaung Thun in Milan. It was the two governments’ first meeting in two years and focussed on the economic cooperation prospects between the two Countries. Myanmar, one of the fastest growing countries in the world, presents significant opportunities in the area […]
Read moreAfrica and climate: Deputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on 1 […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on 1 […]
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation services dispatches humanitarian aid to Somalia
To respond to the humanitarian emergency provoked by flooding in the Hir-Shabelle, Jubaland and South-West States in Somalia, the Foreign Ministry arranged for a humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation service, which took off yesterday evening for Mogadishu Airport from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi carrying a 22-tonne load of emergency relief […]
Read moreWorld Children’s Day: Del Re attends an event on the protection of minors
To celebrate World Children’s Day, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on the wellbeing and protection of minors at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. According to the UNICEF figures quoted by the Deputy Minister, in 2018, almost 200 million children under 5 suffered from chronic and acute malnutrition, a […]
Read moreItaly re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board
The UNESCO General Conference re-elected Italy for the sixth consecutive 4-year term (2019-2023) to the Organization’s 58-member Executive Board. With 162 votes, Italy came out second-best, after Switzerland, in the number of votes received from the General Conference. “This excellent result confirms the widespread recognition for Italy’s commitment to the issues of the protection and […]
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