Italy joins the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as Associate Observer
Italy has officially become member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) with the status of Associate Observer. The membership was celebrated at the Summit of the Community’s Heads of State and Government that is being held in Cape Verde today and tomorrow. Italy has tight historical, political, cultural and economic ties with the […]
Read moreInternational Criminal Court. Video message by the Minister at a conference at the Campidoglio to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Rome Statute
Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, during today’s state visit to Azerbaijan with the Head of State, intervened via a video message at the conference at the Campidoglio by the groups: “Parliamentarians for Global Action”, “International Association of Penal Law” and “No Peace Without Justice”. It was held to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the […]
Read moreEUNAVFOR Med Sophia operation: Italy’s position on the provisions relative to the port of disembarkation contained in the “operating plan”
The Foreign Ministry confirms that, in line with the announcement made yesterday, this morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a letter delivered to the Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union, Federica Mogherini, which states that, in the light of the conclusions of […]
Read moreICC. Undersecretary Picchi in The Hague to attend the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guglielmo Picchi, is in The Hague today to attend an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Undersecretary’s presence confirms the great value that our Country attributes to the ICC, also as […]
Read moreUdine hosts OSCE Conference on inter-State relations on national minorities
As part of the numerous initiatives of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), an event was held in Udine today to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Bozen Recommendations on National Minorities in Inter-State Relations. The Conference was organised by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry urges the EU Member Countries to receive the migrants rescued and boarded on the ships of the Guardia di finanza and of Frontex
With reference to the almost 450 migrants rescued today by boats of the Italian Guardia di Finanza and of Frontex, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office, sent diplomatic notes to the Embassies of EU Member Countries urging their respective Governments to each receive part of the migrants. The […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi at the NATO Summit in Brussels
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, accompanied Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to the NATO Summit in Brussels on 11 and 12 July. On the sidelines of the Summit, Minister Moavero Milanesi had bilateral meetings with his colleagues Hunt from the United Kingdom, Bushati from Albania and Thodarson from Iceland. […]
Read moreRome chosen as the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
“We are very satisfied with the designation of Rome as the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. The success of the candidacy of the City of Rome is the fruit of the intense teamwork between the Government and the Parliament,” affirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreJoint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America
July 11, 2018 The Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, recalling their statement of 27 June 2018, welcome the announcement that Libya’s National Oil Corporation is resuming its vital work on behalf of all Libyans. We commend the legitimate National Oil Corporation as it repairs infrastructure, honors its contractual obligations, […]
Read moreIl Sottosegretario Del Re a Londra per partecipare alla riunione dei Ministri degli Esteri del “processo di Berlino”
Il Sottosegretario Emanuela Del Re è oggi a Londra per partecipare alla riunione dei Ministri degli Esteri del “processo di Berlino” di cui fanno parte i sei paesi dei Balcani occidentali e otto paesi dell’UE, tra i quali -oltre all’Italia- Francia, Germania e Austria. L’agenda dei lavori della riunione ministeriale si concentra sui temi della […]
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