Minister Di Maio appoints Ambassador Sequi to be his Chief of Staff
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, appointed Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, at present the Italian Ambassador in Beijing, to be his Chief of Staff. “In these years I, as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, have had the opportunity to personally […]
Read moreGymnich, Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re is in Helsinki to attend the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers
Today and tomorrow, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, is attending the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers. The Gymnich meeting is being hosted in Helsinki under Finland’s rotating presidency of the European Council. The informal meeting is scheduled to debate the following issues: the situation in the […]
Read moreGlobal Fund: Italy increases its contribution to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
At the G7 Summit in Biarritz, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced an increase in Italy’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the 2020-2022 three-year period. Italy, which is already the Fund’s ninth-largest donor in absolute terms and a member of the Board, will contribute 161 million euros over the […]
Read moreInternational Day to Commemorate the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
On the first International Day to Commemorate the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Italy reaffirms its commitment at international level to promote the freedom of religion or belief and to protect the members of religious minorities. Religious freedom is a fundamental principle of the Italian Constitution and of the Charter […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Moavero and the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas
The German and Italian Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas and Enzo Moavero, had yesterday a phone conversation referring to the issue of migration in the Mediterranean sea and the disembarkation of rescued persons. Both ministers shared their common view on the urgent need of a better, working, fair and genuine European governance of it, enabling to go […]
Read moreStatement by the governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on Libya
The governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the announcement of a truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid el-Adha in response to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General with the support of the Security Council (UNSC press statement on Libya of […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi on a diplomatic mission to Athens (8-9 August)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a diplomatic mission to Athens today. His agenda is dense with meetings, especially with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopīos Pavlopoulos, and with the Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias. The Italian Foreign Minister’s last visit to Greece was almost three years ago […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 6 August: latest news from the world
Indonesia: the Government’s priority is to expand airport infrastructure The Government of Indonesia aims to expand its airport infrastructure with the aim of assuring the population growing access to airline services and, more in general, enhance their connectivity. In fact, Indonesia is considered done of the world’s most attractive emerging markets in terms of air […]
Read moreDeclaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU on the support to the UN facilitated political process in Libya
The European Union and its Member States are united in demanding that all Libyan parties commit to a permanent ceasefire and return to a UN facilitated political process. The European Union and its Member States welcome the proposal by Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ghassan Salame for a truce on the […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Del Re on diplomatic mission to Djibouti
On 30 and 31 July, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, went on a joint diplomatic mission to Djibouti with the Minister of Defence, Elisabetta Trenta, to attend several significant initiatives promoted at the Italian Military Support Base (BMIS) “Amedeo Guillet”, concomitantly to the call in the port of […]
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