Signature Agreement between Maeci/Dgcs, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Italian Association of Football Players
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation / AICS and the Italian Footballers Association/ AIC, has been signed today in the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, and the 2006 World Football Champions Simone Perrotta […]
Read moreScalfarotto at the event “China, We Are With You”
Undersecretary Scalfarotto participated today in the inauguration event of Milan Fashion Week 2020. During the event the solidarity campaign “China, we are with you” was launched by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion). The initiative includes a digital exhibition of the new collections of eight emerging Chinese designers who had the […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto visited MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs
Ivan Scalfarotto, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, visited the MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs dedicated to the footwear and leather goods sectors. The event opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “These are realities of absolute importance for an exporting country like ours. The figures speak for themselves: the two sectors, […]
Read moreScalfarotto: satisfaction for the exclusion of Italian products from the new US tariffs
Great satisfaction for the US Government’s decision not to apply additional trade tariffs to Italian products was expressed by Undersecretary Scalfarotto, who, together with officials from our Embassy in Washington, had recently met US Government officials raising awareness about the negative effects of further tariffs on Italian products, with the support also of over 40 […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Di Maio with the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). The meeting, which took place a few days after the resumption of the dialogue at ministerial level of the “2+2” Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Defence […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano in Milan at the inauguration of “Anima Export Days”
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke today in Milan at the inauguration of “Anima Export Days”, an international event for industrial mechanics companies represented by Federazione Anima. The Undersecretary, recalling that Italy is the fifth global exporter in the industrial automation sector, stressed the government’s commitment to supporting the industry in the sector. “In recent years […]
Read moreDel Re in Brussels, meeting on Africa and Cooperation
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an informal meeting today in Brussels with Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Ministers for Development Cooperation of the 27. The meeting was held in preparation for the 6th European Union – African Union Summit scheduled for next October. The aim is to […]
Read more12 February: International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers [TN: also known as Red Hand Day]
On the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Italy reaffirms its commitment to ensure the safety and rights of minors, also in situations of conflict, with the utmost determination. In the year of the 20th anniversary of the First Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child […]
Read moreDi Stefano meets the delegation of the Turkish business association TUSIAD
Under-Secretary Manlio Di Stefano met the delegation of TUSIAD, the main Turkish business association (it represents 80% of the country’s industrial production), led by President Simone Kaslowski. Turkey is Italy’s first export destination market in the Middle East and North Africa area and the twelfth globally with a trade exchange of 17.8 billion euros in […]
Read moreJoint meeting of the Italian and Russian Foreign and Defence Ministers
The meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation will take place on February 18 in Rome (the so-called 2 + 2 format). The meeting will feature two bilateral talks between the respective Foreign and Defense Ministers, followed by a plenary meeting. The focus of the talks will be […]
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