The case of Italian climber Cassardo
Upon the immediate and compelling impulse of Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Pakistan immediately contacted the local Authorities yesterday, obtaining the intervention of a helicopter rescue mission. According to the information available, the operation has been impossible up to now for technical reasons, which have made it […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi in Florence to attend the ceremony to return the “Vase of Flowers”
Today, in Florence, in the Sala Bianca of the Pitti Palace Museum, Minister Moavero Milanesi attended the ceremony to return the “A Vase of Flowers”, the famous painting by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum, together with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Alberto Bonisoli, the Commanding General of the […]
Read moreElectronic ID cards for Italians abroad
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, today countersigned the inter-ministerial decree establishing the procedures to issue the Electronic Identity Card for Italians abroad, thus completing the process initiated yesterday with the signature of Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The new document will be issued by the Italian diplomatic and consular network […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the EU General Affairs Council
Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the EU General Affairs Council, whose agenda includes the presentation of the priorities of the forthcoming rotating Finnish Presidency for the next 6 months, the European Union Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 and an exchange of opinions on the implementation of the new Strategic Agenda 2019-2024.
Read moreStatement by the governments of Egypt, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on Libya
The governments of Egypt, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America reiterate their deep concern about ongoing hostilities in Tripoli, call for an immediate de-escalation and halt to the current fighting, and urge the prompt return to the UN-mediated political process. There can be no military solution […]
Read moreEbola Emergency: Humanitarian activities by Italy’s Cooperation service in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, Italy pledged a further financial contribution of €300,000 at the Geneva Donor Conference to support the healthcare operations (medical treatment, immunisation and burials in “sanitised” conditions) carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the North Kivu and […]
Read moreEU Foreign Affairs Council: appreciation expressed for the Italy-Malta proposal on migration
“Today’s debate within the European Union Foreign Affairs Council was positive,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, when exiting the meeting. He went on: “The initiative promoted by Italy and Malta to have a thorough debate on migration was unanimously appreciated and enabled the Foreign Ministers, after a comprehensive exchange of views, […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council
Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. On the agenda: Current international themes, migration, Iran, Iraq, Central African Republic, informal exchange of views with the Minister of the Republic of Moldova.
Read moreGroup for appointing the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes
The meeting for setting up the Group with the mandate to appoint the Directors of four of the Italian Cultural Institutes abroad was held at the Farnesina yesterday. As provided by the law, persons of “outstanding renown” are to be appointed to such positions. The vacant positions are in Berlin, London, Moscow and New York. The […]
Read moreFourth annual session of the Joint Committee on Development Cooperation
Today the Farnesina hosted the 4th annual session of the Joint Committee on Development Cooperation, chaired by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved a package of initiatives worth a total of 78 million euros, 50 million of which in tied aid to complete the consolidation […]
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