Minister Alfano on mission in Beirut

The Minister’s agenda will start with a meeting with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Beirut. The minister will then meet with the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, at his official residence and then he will be received by Prime Minister, Saad Hariri. The head of Italian diplomacy […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press point Min. Alfano – Director General of FAO José Graziano da Silva (19 May, Farnesina)​

On Friday, 19 May, at 3:30 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet at the Farnesina with the Director General of the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations), José Graziano da Silva. The meeting will be followed by the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference: Building the sustainable food systems of the 21st Century: the agroecological alternative (Farnesina, 18 May 2017)

On Thursday, 18 May 2017, from 3 to 5:40 p.m., the Farnesina will host an event on sustainable food systems in the 21st century and agroecological alternatives, “Building the sustainable food systems of the 21st Century: the agroecological alternative”, co-organised by the Italian Development Cooperation Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]

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Alfano: the Farnesina to host a very high-level meeting on the promotion of new food production models

“It is important that the very-high level meeting on the promotion of new food production models, aiming to assure food security to the world’s growing population without however neglecting the protection of biodiversity and of the environment, be held precisely at the Farnesina tomorrow.” The statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Science for peace in the Middle East

The international multidisciplinary laboratory SESAME, the acronym of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, was officially inaugurated in Allan, Jordan, on 16 May 2017. The facility is a third-generation synchrotron light laboratory comparable to a “CERN in the Mediterranean”.    The ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrated by King Abdallah II of Jordan, was attended by the eight member Countries in this important common project […]

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Speech by the Hon. Minister in Turin at “The Farnesina Meets Companies” event – 7 March 2017

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   President Chiamparino, Prefect Saccone, Mayor Appendino Minister Costa President Ilotte (Chamber of Commerce of Turin) Dear friends and entrepreneurs of Cerea! I am very happy indeed to be in Turin. As you know, my visit today is part of a tour that is taking me […]

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10th “Dolce vitaj” Italian festival

Federico Albanese and his piano will perform in Slovakia for the first time.  The tour that is taking him across Europe will make a stop in Bratislava on Monday, 5 June, at the Primate’s Palace. Albanese’s concert is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in partnership with the Hlavné mesto SR Bratislava and […]

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Minister Alfano to go on a diplomatic mission to Lebanon ​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Lebanon on Thursday, 18 May, for a series of institutional meetings with the Country’s top-ranking Authorities.   The Minister’s agenda will start with a meeting at 10:30 a.m. with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Beirut. At […]

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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Italy reaffirms its international commitment to fight any form of discrimination, including the one based on sexual orientation. Italy’s actions to protect and promote human rights in the world are based on the deep conviction that human rights are universal. Italy supports and promotes international initiatives to […]

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Niger. Alfano: “Italy makes an emergency contribution to UNICEF to provide food assistance to children”​

“Through the Italian Cooperation service, we have arranged to contribute 400,000 euros to UNICEF in response to the dramatic humanitarian emergency in Niger, to provide food assistance to children,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “In Niger, the humanitarian emergency is made all the more complex by the overlapping of […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 16 May: latest news from the world

Sweden: new public transport agreement approved for Stockholm A new local and regional public transport agreement has been signed in Stockholm which provides for the construction of two new underground lines, the expansion of an existing tram line and the extension of a section of the northern urban train line, for a total  cost of […]

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Speech of the Hon. Minister at the Chamber of Commerce of Udine within the framework of the “Farnesina Meets Companies” initiative

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   President Giovanni Da Pozzo, (President of the Chamber of Commerce of Udine, Vice President of Unioncamere Italia) Vice-president Clara Maddalena, (Vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce) President Matteo Tonon, (President of Confindustria Udine) President Graziano Tilatti, (President of Confartigianato-Imprese FVG) Director Guido Corso, (Director at […]

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