{"id":13010,"date":"2026-02-23T13:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/?p=13010"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:10:42","slug":"commemoration-of-ambassador-luca-attanasio-carabiniere-scelto-vittorio-iacovacci-and-driver-mustapha-milambo-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-their-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/02\/commemoration-of-ambassador-luca-attanasio-carabiniere-scelto-vittorio-iacovacci-and-driver-mustapha-milambo-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-their-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemoration of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, Carabiniere Scelto Vittorio Iacovacci and driver Mustapha Milambo on the fifth anniversary of their death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 22 marked the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio,\u00a0<em>Carabiniere Scelto<\/em>\u00a0Vittorio Iacovacci and driver Mustapha Milambo, who were killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During yesterday\u2019s commemoration ceremony in Limbiate, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani recalled in a message that Luca Attanasio was an extraordinary interpreter of the values of Italian diplomacy, always at the service of citizens, representing Italy with dedication around the world and carrying with him the identity and values of his community of origin.<\/p>\n<p>This morning the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, attended the memorial service at the Iacovacci family\u2019 chapel and the inauguration of a monument dedicated to the\u00a0<em>Carabiniere<\/em>\u00a0in Latina, while all Ministry\u2019s staff in Rome and abroad observed a minute\u2019s silence in their memory.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, Tuesday 24 February, Minister Tajani and\u00a0<em>Carabinieri\u00a0<\/em>General Luongo, in the presence of Ambassador Attanasio\u2019s family, the family of\u00a0<em>Carabiniere Scelto<\/em>\u00a0Iacovacci and the Foreign Ministry \u2018s staff, will honour their memory in an official ceremony during which a commemorative plaque dedicated to those who died abroad will be unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>Once again this year, scholarships will be awarded to students from Morocco, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo in memory of Luca Attanasio, Vittorio Iacovacci and Mustapha Milambo, reflecting Italy\u2019s strong ties with Africa and its commitment to educating younger generations.<\/p>\n<p>In memory of Luca Attanasio, Vittorio Iacovacci and Mustapha Milambo, the Ministry renews its commitment to upholding their example, in the spirit of service to the State, solidarity and the promotion of the values of peace and cooperation that guide Italy\u2019s action around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February 22 marked the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio,\u00a0Carabiniere Scelto\u00a0Vittorio Iacovacci and driver Mustapha Milambo, who were killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During yesterday\u2019s commemoration ceremony in Limbiate, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani recalled in a message that Luca Attanasio was an extraordinary interpreter of the [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13012,"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13010\/revisions\/13012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsofia.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}