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Grief for the terrible attack that has struck at the heart of Europe. Closeness to the families of the victims and the injured.
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today had a telephone conversation with the Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, to talk about the tragedy that befell Niccolo’ Ciatti. “Italy is deeply saddened and astonished at what happened at Lloret de Mar, where young Niccolo’ Ciatti was brutally murdered by three Chechen young […]
Read more“Italy has decided to send an immediate sign of solidarity to the people of Nepal and of Sierra Leone to at least partially contribute to alleviating their terrible distress and grief caused by the recent mudslides,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. Minister Alfano added: “The Italian Cooperation service has […]
Read more“A humanitarian flight of the Italian Development Cooperation service took off this morning with a load of nearly 11 tons of relief supplies to be dispatched to the University Hospital of Sabratha, 80 km west of Tripoli, in Libya,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The Italian Air Force aircraft, […]
Read moreThe news recently published by several Italian media organisations on the hacker attacks on the computers of the Foreign Ministry refer to long-past and well-known events. We hereby again specify that those hacking attempts exclusively involved non-encrypted information and communication systems. Therefore, no secret information has been taken from the Foreign Ministry. The sensitive information […]
Read more“I express sincere appreciation for the correctness of the democratic process shown in the presidential elections in Kenya, as acknowledged by the missions of the African Union, the European Union as well as by the other international Observers, and I congratulate President Kenyatta for his re-election,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]
Read moreMinister Alfano: “Our decision is mostly motivated by the conviction that Ambassador Cantini, through top-level relations with the relevant Egyptian authorities, will contribute to strengthening judicial cooperation and intensifying every activity useful in making progress in investigation activities, leaving no area unexplored. The fact that Egypt is an unavoidable interlocutor on issues of primary importance […]
Read more(14 August, 2017) Elena Ferrante and her Neapolitan novels will take center stage in Berlin. A photographic exhibition by Ottavio Sellitti, entitled “Where is Elena Ferrante”, is due to open on 7 September at the Italian Cultural Institute in the German capital. It will offer visitors a chance to navigate the neighbourhood that is the […]
Read more(14 August, 2017) The traveling exhibition “50+! Il Grande gioco dell’industria. Oggetti che hanno fatto la storia dell’impresa italiana” (“50+! The Great Industrial Game. Objects that have made the History of Italian Industry”), illustrating the history of Italian business through 50 objects, will soon be displayed in Durban, in South Africa. The exhibition will be opened […]
Read more“I firmly condemn last night’s vile attack on a Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou. We join the relatives of the victims in their grief and we express our sympathy to the injured, confiding in their prompt recovery. To the Government of Burkina Faso, to which we are bound by ties of friendship, we convey our solidarity […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry expresses its moved condolences for the demise of Gerardo Mombelli, former Representative of the European Commission to Italy, recalling the staunch conviction and profound passion of an Italian at the service of the European construction project.
Read more“We are close to the people of Nepal after the violent flood that tragically struck the Country,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He continued: “The Foreign Ministry, through the Crisis Unit and the Consulate General in Calcutta, has taken immediate action to provide all the assistance possible to our […]
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