Statement 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 […]
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation service, in cooperation with the Italian Red Cross, dispatches a humanitarian flight to Venezuela
Following the instructions of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, last night a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation service took off from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, heading for Caracas with a load of 45 tons of humanitarian goods, medicines and medical and sanitary […]
Read moreMinister Moavero meets with the representatives of nine Trade Unions representing different categories of workers at the Foreign Ministry
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, held a meeting this afternoon with the representatives of nine of the different trade unions representing the Foreign Ministry’s personnel: diplomats, executives, functional areas and contractors. The participants in the exhaustive meeting expressed diverse opinions and proposals on the labour issues of greatest interest. […]
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation service’s humanitarian activities in Yemen
In response to the extremely serious humanitarian crisis that continues to afflict Yemen, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, approved a package of emergency measures worth 5 million euros to support the humanitarian activities put in place by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the World Food […]
Read moreItalian fishing vessel “Tramontana”
As soon as the news of the seizure in the Gulf of Sidra of the Italian fishing boat “Tramontana” by a Lybian patrol boat was confirmed by the Italian Embassy in Tripoli, Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi sent instructions to the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Buccino, to work promptly and effectively to ensure the appropriate treatment […]
Read more#ChiediallAmbasciatore: Italian students address questions to Ambassadors
An intensive Q&A between students and twenty or so Ambassadors on duty across the globe, was the concept of the social media campaign dubbed #ChiediallAmbasciatore [#AsktheAmbassador] that reached out to students to bring them close to the realm of diplomacy using unconventional channels, on the occasion of the Conference of Italian Ambassadors, scheduled to take […]
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