“Libya is on the brink of collapse. If the UN asks, our troops are ready to help the country”, says Gentiloni (La Repubblica)

Is Italy gearing up to tackle the war that’s looming on our doorstep? I visited the Farnesina to ask the new foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni. The minister comes from a culture of pacifism and disarmament, a culture dramatically placed in question by the flames licking the entire southern coast of our sea. Starting with our […]

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Immigrants: Gentiloni calls for stronger EU-Africa cooperation 58 countries sign “Rome Declaration” on development and combating trafficking

The European Union and West Africa have taken a step forward in the dialogue on migration policy. This was Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment as he announced the signing of the “Rome Declaration” by the 28 countries of the European Union, Switzerland and Norway, and 27 African countries. Agreement in framework of “Rabat Process” The agreement […]

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Conferenza stampa del Ministro Paolo Gentiloni e del Ministro degli Esteri tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Venerdì 28 novembre alle ore 11.15 il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni incontrerà presso l’Hotel NH Midas di Roma, il Ministro degli Esteri tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier, nell’ambito della Conferenza Ministeriale di lancio del Processo di Khartoum. Al termine dell’incontro è prevista una conferenza stampa congiunta. 　 I giornalisti, gli operatori […]

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Libya: Farnesina calls for immediate halt to raids on Tripoli

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is following the latest events in Libya with concern. The Farnesina has called for an immediate halt to the raids on Tripoli and to any other form of violence that could undermine the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon. Italy […]

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UN Resolution on combating the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, which is competent for human rights issues, has adopted a Resolution on combating the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Adopted by consensus today in New York, the Resolution had 125 co-sponsors, 21 more than the previous text of 2012. The General Assembly will adopt the […]

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Incontro del Ministro Gentiloni con il Vice Presidente della Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran, Masoumeh Ebtekar

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha avuto oggi un colloquio con la Vice Presidente della Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran, e Capo dell’Agenzia per l’Ambiente Masoumeh Ebtekar. Il Ministro Gentiloni ha manifestato apprezzamento per il ruolo svolto dalla Vice Presidente Ebtekar nell’ambito delle politiche per la tutela dell’ambiente e per la […]

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Italy-Vietnam: Della Vedova opens Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Ho Chi Minh City, the economic and financial capital of Vietnam, at the head of a large Italian business delegation. Today, 25 November 2014, he and the Italian Ambassador in Vietnam, Lorenzo Angeloni, opened the new Consulate General of Italy. “The opening of our Consulate […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – China: January-April Italian fashion exports + 28%

China: January-April Italian fashion exports + 28% Italian exports to China peaked at over EUR 11 billion in 2013, and those of the textiles and apparel sector came in at around 2 billion. In the first four months of the year, the apparel sector showed a 28% rise over the same period of the previous year. […]

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#Farnesina: Fashion and Diplomacy: dialogue grows in the name of Made in ItalyInterview with representatives of the Maison Gattinoni

How important is the link between the fashion sector and Italian diplomatic network’s activities? Stefano Dominella and Guillermo Mariotto, respectively President and Creative Director of the Maison Gattinoni, explain in an interview conducted by the Farnesina’s multimedia desk and Il Velino/PEI News.  The Farnesina and internationalisation in “deep crisis”The diplomatic network can be fundamental to […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: CORRECTION – 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development (Rabat Process) – (Rome, NH Midas Hotel 27 November 2014)

The 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development will be held on 27 November in Rome at the NH Midas Hotel, chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni and Minister for the Interior Angelino Alfano, with Senegal holding the honorary co-chair, having last hosted the conference in 2011. Conference attendees […]

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Int’l Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. “An Italian struggle”, says Gentiloni

The struggle to eliminate violence against women is one of the international human rights defence actions most deeply felt by Italy” declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. “Italy is in the forefront internationally to combat violence against women with campaigns […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Ministerial Conference for launch of the Khartoum Process – (Rome, 28 November 2014)

A ministerial conference for the launch of the Khartoum Process (EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative – HoAMRI), will be held at Rome’s NH Midas Hotel on 28 November, co-chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni and Minister for the Interior and Angelino Alfano. Participants will include the representatives of 40 […]

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