Gentiloni and Kishida speak on telephone about the threat of international terrorism

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received a phone call today from the Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, for a consultation on the threat of international terrorism. Gentiloni extended full solidarity for the two Japanese citizens kidnapped in Syria. He also expressed his appreciation of the 200 million euro allocated by […]

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Remembrance Day: Speaker Grasso to attend commemoration ceremony at Auschwitz

In exercising the functions of the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Senate, Senator Pietro Grasso, will take part in the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sen. Benedetto della Vedova, will represent the Italian Government at the ceremony, which […]

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Under-Secretary Mario Giro meets Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast

Under-Secretary Mario Giro met Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast, today 21 January 2015. Minister Fast is in Rome before heading to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Topics for today’s meeting included growing economic and commercial relations; common interests in the field of science, technology and energy; and the prospects and opportunities […]

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Gentiloni: “A single European intelligence service” (Nazione – Carlino – Giorno)

Minister Gentiloni, we are witnessing a confrontation between two forms of Islam. How can we strengthen the moderate Islam that is open to dialogue? “We must not agree with those who identify Islam with terrorism: doing that would be not just a gift to terrorists but idiotic too. That said, the religious institutions and civil […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: project revived for coal-fired power plant at Afşin-Elbistan

Turkey plans to extend and modernise the electricity power stations fuelled by lignite from fields near the town of Elbsitan, in Kahramanmaraş province in the south-east of the country. Its aim is to limit the amount of energy imports needed to support the country’s growth. The Afşin-Elbistan coalfields contain reserves of 4.4 billion tons, or […]

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Croatia: Developing university cooperation

Italy and Croatia are developing stronger university cooperation. Our Ambassador in Zagreb, Emanuela D’Alessandro, led an Italian delegation that included the rector and deputyrector of the University of Camerino, Flavio Corradini e Claudio Pettinari; the president of the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Croatia, Dubravko Hoic; and the director of the ICE-Italian Trade Agency office […]

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Cairo: More collaboration in agri-food sector

Italy and Egypt are working towards stronger cooperation in the agri-food sector, including through a memorandum of understanding signed in Cairo by the minister for Agricultural Policies, Maurizio Martina, and his Egyptian counterpart, Adel el Betagy. The memorandum is designed to promote and develop collaboration and increase the exchange of information and experiences by both […]

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Italy-Argentina: agreement signed for repayment of sovereign debt by Argentina

Italy and Argentina signed a bilateral agreement yesterday, 19 January 2015, on the repayment to Italy of about 450 million euro in commercial and aid credits. The agreement was signed by Argentina’s Minister for the Economy and Finance, Axel Kicillof, and the Ambassador of Italy in Buenos Aires, Teresa Castaldo. The agreement, which implements the […]

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Genoa – Internationalisation Road Show 2015

The “Country System Internationalisation Road Show” kicks off for 2015. Genoa to host first event on 22 January. The event will open with a plenary session featuring high-profile guests from the institutional and financial communities. The guests, who include the Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, and the Director General for Country Promotion, Ambassador […]

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Genoa – Internationalisation Road Show 2015

The “Country System Internationalisation Road Show” kicks off for 2015. Genoa to host first event on 22 January, starting at 9.45. The event will open with a plenary session featuring high-profile guests from the institutional and financial communities. The guests, who include the Director General for Country Promotion, Ambassador Andrea Meloni, will illustrate the instruments […]

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Farnesina note on decision to annul life sentence against Bruno and Boncompagni

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation welcomes the decision by the Indian Supreme Court to annul the life sentence issued against Tomaso Bruno and Elisabetta Boncompagni, who have been in prison in Varanasi since 2010. The Farnesina has been following the case closely, both directly and through the Italian Embassy in New Delhi. […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Press Conference by Italian, Albanian and Serbian foreign ministers (Villa Madama, 23 January 2015)

On Friday, 23 January 2015, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting the Albanian and Serbian foreign ministers, Ditmir Bushati and Ivica Dacic, at Villa Madama. A joint press conference will take place at the end of the meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in […]

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