Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni in Tirana: the failure to open negotiations for Albania’s EU accession process is “a historic error”
Today in Tirana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, met with the Albanian Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Etjen Xhafaj. “Italy stands by Albania, which has promoted courageous domestic reforms also in view of proceeding on the road towards the European Union accession process,” the Deputy Foreign […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto in Tbilisi at the Silk Road Forum: Italy has always been a terminus on the Silk Road
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, attended the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Forum hosted approximately 2,000 participants, including representatives of Governments, International Organisations, enterprises and civil society organisations and aimed to overview the trends in global trade and the opportunities to improve transport and energy networks along the […]
Read moreDel Re opens the first meeting on the humanitarian situation in Libya at the Farnesina
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re inaugurated the first humanitarian meeting on Libya at the Farnesina, with senior officials from donor Countries, United Nations agencies, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, as well as representatives of the civil society organizations from Italy and from other Countries around the world […]
Read moreFrom Ethiopia the remains of fellow Italians
The bodies of our compatriots who died in Ethiopia on 10 March in the ET 302 Ethiopian Airlines crash shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa have been returned to Italy. The return operations were coordinated by the Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Embassy in Addis […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio will be in Matera on Sunday to present Italy’s stand at Expo 2020
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio will be in Matera on Sunday, 20 October, together with the Emirati Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to attend the ‘1 Year to Go’ event. The event represents a symbolic passing of the torch from Expo Milano 2015 and Expo Dubai 2020, at exactly one year from its […]
Read moreSyria: Turkish Ambassador in Italy summoned
On the recommendation of Minister Luigi Di Maio, Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni met the Turkish Ambassador to Italy today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to inform him of Italy’s firm condemnation of Turkey’s unilateral military action in northeastern Syria. Unilateral military action threatens the results achieved by the anti-Daesh coalition […]
Read moreThe Ambassador of Turkey to Italy convened at the Farnesina
Following the Turkish military initiatives in North- Eastern Syria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio issued an invitation to the Farnesina for the Turkish Ambassador to Italy. In asserting the importance of putting all unilateral actions on hold, Italy confirms that the only possible way towards a lasting solution to the Syrian crisis […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Del Re attends the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference
Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Lyon. The Global Fund was launched in 2001 when Italy chaired the G8 Summit; its aim was to mobilise resources from countries, international bodies, philanthropic foundations, the private sector and civil society. In […]
Read moreRenewal of the Agreement between the IILA and the Latin American Development bank
The Framework Agreement , first signed in 2006 by the Italian Latin American Institute (IILA) and the Latin American Development Bank (CAF) was renewed at the Farnesina today with a view to giving new momentum and contents to the cooperation between the two institutions. This took place on the occasion of the 9th edition of […]
Read moreItaly concerned for the illegal operations of the Turkish vessel Yavutz in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus
Italy is concerned for the illegal operations carried out by the Turkish vessel Yavutz in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus south of the island. We reiterate our request to respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus and to refrain from illegal actions in the area. In July, the Foreign Affairs Council decided political measures […]
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