Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with his French counterpart Le Drian
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting today with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is in Rome for the canonization ceremony of Pope Paul VI. In particular, the two ministers talked about the Conference for Libya to be held in Palermo next 12-13 November and both […]
Read moreItaly elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019/2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, wishes to share the satisfaction for the important recognition shown by the United Nations General Assembly by electing Italy with 180 votes to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019-2021. Minister Moavero said: “The very large number of votes cast today by […]
Read moreItalian trawlers seized by Libyan naval units
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, conveys his thanks to all the civil servants who worked to enable the two trawlers seized by Libyan naval units last Wednesday to sail back to Italy. He said: “It is a result achieved through a sizable effort, carried out with great effectiveness and […]
Read moreThe Deputy Foreign Minister visits Libya
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, travelled to Libya today first to meet with the President of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, in El Gubba, and then to see Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, in preparation of the Conference for Libya scheduled in Palermo next 12 and 13 November. In […]
Read moreWorking Group on the new seat of the EMA
Upon the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the first meeting of the Working Group in charge of following the developments in the dossier of the new seat of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), was held at the Farnesina today. As is well known, the EMA is planned […]
Read moreEuropean and World Day against the Death Penalty
“European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its opposition to the death penalty On “European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its firm opposition to the death penalty, which is unjustifiable under any circumstance. Italy has always spearheaded the promotion of the broadest possible support for the resolution on […]
Read moreMeeting of the MAECI-Civil Society Task Force on the moratorium on the death penalty
On the eve of the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Farnesina today hosted the meeting of the MAECI-Civil Society Political Task Force, chaired by the Undersecretary of State Manlio Di Stefano, on actions for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. The Task Force is essentially aimed at coordinating the awareness-raising activities conducted […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi’s wishes for Germany’s National Day, retracing the two Governments’ close relations over the past few months
“Relations between Italy and Germany are very important and constantly caring for them is one of the priorities of our foreign policy.” This is the statement made by Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in renewing his heartfelt wishes for the recent celebration of the German National Day, retracing the […]
Read moreMinister Moavero to visit Moscow on 8 October where he will meet his counterpart, Lavrov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be in Moscow on Monday, 8 October next, where he will meet, in particular, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. The meeting between the Ministers will give them the opportunity to review matters of interest in the bilateral relations between […]
Read moreMinister Moavero meets with the German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Moavero Milanesi, received the German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth, at the Farnesina on 4 October. The meeting gave the two ministers the opportunity to focus on the main issues of common interest currently under the scrutiny of the General Affairs Council, […]
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