Minister Alfano’s address to the OSCE Permanent Council

(Check against delivery) Mister Secretary General, Ladies and Gentlemen, Permanent Representatives, I am very pleased to address the OSCE Permanent Council today to present the programme of the Italian Chairmanship in 2018. I wish to convey my gratitude to the Austrian Chairmanship – Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and my colleague Karin Kneissl –  for the excellent […]

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The Italian Chairmanship of the OSCE

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is in Vienna for the first OSCE Permanent Council under Italian chairmanship, which is being held in the Imperial Palace of Hofburg.  On Minister Alfano’s agenda, as the Organization’s Chairperson-in-Office, is a meeting with the OSCE Secretary General, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, which will be followed […]

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Libya

“Libya’s stabilization represents a priority goal for Italy. Reopening the Italian Embassy in Tripoli a year ago was key to supporting, close up, Libyan authorities in the Country’s difficult stabilization process,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the anniversary of the reopening of the Italian Embassy in Tripoli on 10 January 2017, […]

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Paris, concert-event with Chiara Civello

If the name of the talented Chiara Civello does not ring a bell yet, it is just a question of time. Her new album Eclipse, produced by Marc Collin (who, among other things, launched the Nouvelle Vague project), will be released in France in March.  Together with Marc Collin, the singer will talk about her career and her musical […]

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Promoting Italian agro-food industries in Quebec

Boosting commercial relations with Quebec, Canada, and promoting the producers of Made-in-Italy agro-food products were the aim of the meeting between the National President of the Italian Farmers Confederation (CIA) and the Italian Consul General in Montréal, Marco Riccardo Rusconi.    The talk, which took place at the CIA headquarters in Rome, offered the opportunity to […]

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Myanmar: Italy holds the chair of the Joint Peace Fund Board

“I believe that pressing ahead with the peace process is of the essence for the future of Myanmar. I also believe the resolution of ethnic conflicts, which have been going on for too long, will be a key step to ensure the development of the country. In this respect the people of Myanmar will have […]

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The week from 1 to 7 January 2018

A new and important engagement for Italy is ushered in by the new year – chairing the  Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for 12 months. It is a challenge resting on the key principle of strengthening multilateralism to relaunch the “Helsinki spirit”. This is “without looking at the past,” Alfano highlighted on […]

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Minister Alfano is on a mission to Guinea

The last stop is Guinea, with meetings in Conakry with the Foreign Minister Mamadi Tourè and the President of the Republic, Alpha Condè. Alfano had “a cordial and in-depth meeting” with President Condè. “Our bilateral cooperation with Guinea is growing stronger, as shown by the opening of the Italian embassy in Conakry, which will soon […]

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USA – Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese

The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will host an interview with Davide Gasparotto, senior curator of paintings at the Getty Museum, on 11 January. He will present the Caravaggio exhibition:  Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese, featuring three Caravaggio masterpieces from the renowned Galleria Borghese in Rome, which will run until 18 February at the […]

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Lione – Rencontres autour du cinéma italien d’aujourd’hui

The Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University is organising the third Rencontres autour du cinéma italien d’aujourd’hui on 31 January, and 1 and 2 February, in association with the Comoedia Cinema in Lyon and the Lyon Italian Cultural Institute. A selection of recent award-winning films will be shown, with premieres, meetings, documentaries and a short-film programme […]

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Information Notice – Minister Alfano to present the priorities of the Italian chairmanship of the OSCE (Vienna, 11 January, 2018)

On Thursday, 11 January the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, as the new OSCE chairperson-in-office, will address the organisation’s Permanent Council in Vienna to present the work plan and piorities of Italy’s OSCE chairmanship. Journalists, photographers and TV crews are invited to attend the address by Minister Alfano, at 10 a.m. […]

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Minister Alfano in Africa

“Sub-Saharan Africa is a priority for Italy’s foreign policy, and this is why I have decided that my first mission in 2018 should include West Africa and Sahel and to visit Niger, Senegal and Guinea. We have a broad partnership with Africa that encompasses a wide range of fields from development cooperation to security, including […]

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