The Foreign Ministry protects refugees through a 2.5-million-euro financing to the WFP
In consideration of the situation in Libya, the Foreign Ministry has arranged a 1-million-euro financing to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency assistance to approximately 30,000 migrants through the supply of food or economic aid. “The complicated situation in Libya requires a fast and effective humanitarian response: this is how we boost our […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Del Re attends a ceremony today in Mogadishu to award the first Somali National University degrees
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended a ceremony today in Mogadishu to award the first Somali National University (SNU) degrees since it reopened in 2014, with the President of Somalia, Mohamed Farmajo also in attendance. The Italian Cooperation system has supported the relaunching of the SNU since 2012 […]
Read moreMinister Moavero had a telephone conversation with Albanian Prime Minister and with the opposion leader
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a telephone conversation with the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and with the President of the Democratic Party of Albania and opposition leader, Lulzim Basha. To both, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed the “extreme importance of assuring the full respect of fundamental democratic rules and […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Del Re led a business delegation to Ethiopia
From 19 to 20 June, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, led a business delegation to Ethiopia, organised in partnership with Confindustria, ICE-Foreign Trade Agency, ABI (Italian Banking Association) and the Ministry of Economic Development. The trip was multisectoral and mainly focused on three sectors: Agriculture, agricultural machinery and […]
Read moreStatement of Minister Moavero at the “Summit of the Two Shores” of the Mediterranean in Marseille
In delivering his statement this morning at the “Summit of the Two Shores” of the Mediterranean, in Marseille, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, underlined “the importance of the Mediterranean region. Firstly, as a place where different and complementary peoples and cultures, which have been interacting for millennia, meet and […]
Read moreMinister Moavero urges Albanian political forces to strictly respect the fundamental rules of democracy
The Foreign Ministry, in constant contact with the Italian Embassy in Tirana, has been closely following the developments in the political situation in Albania over the last few weeks. In particular, Minister Moavero Milanesi urges Albanian political forces to strictly respect the fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law. Indeed, full compliance with […]
Read moreSummit of the Two Shores – Mediterranean Forum
On the fringes of the “Summit of the Two Shores” of the Mediterranean being held in Marseille on 23 and 24 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had four meetings, respectively with the Foreign Ministers of: Algeria, Sabri Boukadoum; Libya, Mohammed Taher Siyala; Morocco, Nasser Bourita; and Tunisia, Khemaies […]
Read moreHumanitarian flight to Sudan from the Italian Cooperation service
Following the instructions of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, this morning a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation service took off for Khartoum from the United Nations humanitarian response depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi carrying approximately 10 tons of medicines and medical and sanitary kits. The operation responds to […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi attends “The Summit of the two Shores – The Mediterranean Forum” in Marseilles
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be in Marseilles tomorrow 23 and the day after tomorrow, 24 June, to attend “The Summit of the two Shores – the Mediterranean Forum”. The Minister recalled that “the joint initiative aims to relaunch political and economic cooperation among the Countries bordering on the two […]
Read moreUndersecretary of State Merlo: Political consultations mechanism between Italy and Bolivia
The second meeting of the “mechanism for political consultations ” between Italy and Bolivia was held at the Farnesina today and led by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo and Bolivia’s Deputy Minister for International Relations, Carmen Almendras Camargo. In the document which was signed at the end of […]
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