{"id":457,"date":"2022-09-07T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=457"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:57:51","slug":"government-agrees-to-open-three-new-overseas-missions-as-part-of-global-ireland-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/government-agrees-to-open-three-new-overseas-missions-as-part-of-global-ireland-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Government agrees to open three new overseas Missions as part of Global Ireland expansion."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Ireland\u2019s global presence and influence will be further strengthened by the opening of three new overseas Missions as part of the Global Ireland programme, following agreement at Cabinet on a memo brought by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, T.D.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The three new Missions are an Embassy in Islamabad (Pakistan) and Consulates General in Milan (Italy) and Munich (Germany).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Minister Coveney said:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><i>\u201cI am pleased to announce this important next step in the expansion of Ireland\u2019s diplomatic and consular network as part of the Global Ireland programme.<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u201cOur Global Ireland programme, launched in June 2018, is now demonstrably providing a robust foundation for a broader, deeper engagement for Ireland with the world, as we continue to build new opportunities for Ireland, promoting our country as a great place to visit, invest, trade with and study.<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u201cOpening an Embassy in Islamabad will provide Ireland with a presence in a rapidly developing and geopolitically important region.\u00a0 The Embassy will support the strategic objectives of our Global Ireland Asia-Pacific Strategy, promoting Ireland\u2019s values and interests.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u201cThe recent devastating floods have also highlighted Pakistan\u2019s vulnerability to the impact of climate change, and Ireland has committed \u20ac500,000 in humanitarian assistance to support the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Concern Worldwide;<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u201cHaving a consulate general in Milan will significantly improve Ireland\u2019s effectiveness in Italy, and enhance Team Ireland\u2019s collective work in northern Italy to create new dynamism for Ireland in the region, where Enterprise Ireland, Tourism Ireland, and Bord Bia already have offices;<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>\u201cThe opening of a consulate general in Munich offers the opportunity to intensify and advance our interests in southern Germany. 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