Libya: Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with UN Special Representative Salame’

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame’.Alfano expressed his appreciation for the outcome of the recent visit that Special Representative Salame’ made in Libya, as it represents a tangible sign of […]

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Portugal – Music, Orquestra Todos and the culture of coming together

A concert by the ‘Orquestra Todos’ will be held on 8 September in Lisbon (at 10:30 p.m., at the Jardim Campo Santana) as part of the 9th Edition of the Festival Todos – Caminhada de Culturas. The Festival is an initiative promoted by the Municipality of Lisbon and the Academia de Produtores Culturais, with the […]

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Peru – Lima hosts the exhibition “Orbitales” by Alex Caminiti

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima will open the exhibition “Orbitales” by Italian artist Alex Caminiti at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 24 August at the Galleria Mario Sironi. After a one-month stay in Peru, where he absorbed the local art and culture, the prolific artist now presents the work that he conceived and produced in […]

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From Dusk to Dawn, the Night of Philosophy in Helsinki

“The Night of Philosophy”, to be organised in Helsinki on 1 and 2 September at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, will include the participation of Italian researcher Giulia Piredda, an expert in epistemology and theory of syntax. The event, organised in association with the Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki, will invite the public to […]

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Alfano in Barcelona: “Terrorists attack our liberty”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, was met at his arrival at the airport by the Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Maria Dastis Quecedo. Mr Alfano embraced his counterpart, expressing his deep emotion and the condolences of Italy, a long-dated and brotherly friend of Spain. “The terrorists – Minister Alfano said – attack […]

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Alfano: “We call on the Venezuelan Government to restore democracy”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “We firmly condemn the decision of the constituent assembly to take upon itself the legislative powers attributed to the Parliament legitimately elected in compliance with the Constitution of 1999. It is a further step taken by Venezuela towards an autocratic regime, distancing it from founding […]

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Minister Alfano in Barcelona

Today, 20 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Barcelona. During his visit, the Minister will lay a wreath on the scene of the attack on the Ramblas, near the mosaic by Mirò, at the crossing with Calle Pla de la Boqueria. At 3:30 p.m. he will go […]

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Alfano: “Grief for the death of Carmen Lopardo”

“In this tragic moment, I join the family of fellow-Italian Carmen Lopardo in their grief for her death following the cowardly terrorist attack in Barcelona,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano .

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Minister Alfano holds telephone conversation with Carmen Lopardo’s son

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the son of Carmen Lopardo – the third Italian victim of the vile terrorist attack in Barcelona – in which he expressed his sympathy and heartfelt grief.

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Alfano: “The World Humanitarian Day is an important opportunity to recall the commitment of Italian Cooperation in favour of the weakest”

“Also this year, the World Humanitarian Day, established by the United Nations to commemorate the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, represents an important opportunity to reflect on the ever-growing number of humanitarian crises in the world,” said Foreign Minister Alfano. According to an estimate by the United Nations, there […]

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Alfano talks to the families of the victims. He will soon be in Barcelona

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, at the end of a telephone conversation with the families of the Italian victims, said: “I have spoken with the families of the Italian victims who died in Barcelona. I conveyed to them our sympathy and all the possible support in these difficult hours and […]

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Alfano: “We have made arrangements to reinforce our Consulate in Barcelona”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “Our Embassy in Madrid has arranged for a mission to reinforce the Consulate General in Barcelona to give all possible support to our fellow citizens. To this end, some of our people from the Ministry’s Crisis Unit will leave for Barcelona with the first available […]

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