International Conference: “Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in promoting peace: 800 years of the Franciscans’ presence in the Holy Land” (Farnesina, 21 December 2017)

  On Thursday, 21 December at 4 p.m., the Farnesina will host the international conference “Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in promoting peace: 800 years of the Franciscans’ presence in the Holy Land” with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The event, which aims to highlight the key role […]

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The Turandot and Marco Polo programmes

The number of Chinese students taking part in the Marco Polo and Turandot programmes has doubled since 2009, increasing from 1,099 to 2,178, as was illustrated at the Conference held at the Farnesina on 15 December. The two government programmes were established to boost scientific cooperation between Italy and Asia, and increase the number of Chinese […]

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Press conference Minister Alfano with his Greek counterpart Kotzias (Rome, 20 December 2017)

On Wednesday, 20 December 2017, at 1:00 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet the Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, at Villa Madama.   There will be a joint press conference point after their meeting ends.   Journalists, photographers and TV crews who wish to attend the press conference should apply for […]

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The Minister’s agenda in the week from 11 to 17 December

Economic diplomacy, relations with Latin America, followed by a trip to Beijing “A train with a known destination; the element of speed is the only one that remains open,” is the metaphor with which Minister Angelino Alfano described the election process in Libya after talking with the general from Cyrenaica, Khalifa Haftar, at the Farnesina […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the Presentation of the 2nd Prometeia Report on economic diplomacy

Address by the Hon. Minister at the Presentation of the 2nd Prometeia Report on economic diplomacy  Kind guests, Distinguished Ambassadors, Dear business friends, Allow me to greet and thank Prof Angelo Tantazzi, President of Prometeia, who edited the second Report on our economic diplomacy. From the very beginning of my term at the Foreign Ministry, I […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the 8th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference

Dear Colleagues, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Undersecretaries, Honourable Members of Parliament,     Your Excellencies the Ambassadors and Representatives of International Organisations, Dear Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honour for me to open the Eighth Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference. Allow me to extend to all of you a warm welcome to Rome and […]

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Sri Lanka. Telephone conversation between Alfano and his counterpart, Marapana

“Relations between Italy and Sri Lanka are excellent, due in part to the increasingly successful integration of the Sinhalese community in Italy: more than 100,000 Sri Lanka natives have chosen Italy as their second home,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said when he greeted his colleague from Sri Lanka, Tilak Janak […]

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The Crisis Management Unit of the Farnesina, along with ENAC and Assaeroporti, renew their campaign to “travel safely” abroad

The Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, along with ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and Assaeroporti (Italian Airport Management Association), have renewed and extended their safety information campaign for travellers. It  reminds Italians who are planning to travel abroad on holiday to consult the “Viaggiaresicuri.it” portal and register with […]

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G7 Financial Report on Food Security and Nutrition

Under the leadership of the Italian Presidency of the G7, for the first time, the Food Security Working Group  of the G7 has produced the G7 Financial Report on Food Security and Nutrition. Building on the work on food security and nutrition of the German (2015) and Japanese (2016)  Presidencies of the G7, the Report […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 14 December: Latest global news

CANADA – ENEL awarded tender for renewable energy For the first time in Canada, the ENEL Group, through its US-based renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc. (“EGP-NA”), has won a tender from the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) for renewable energy. It was awarded two 20-year contracts to supply energy from two new […]

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Blood donation solidarity day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is renewing its support for “Blood Donation Solidarity Day”. On Saturday 16 December from 8:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m. in the square in front of the Foreign Ministry, three blood donation stations will be set up with nine desks for Ministry employees who wish to give blood. The […]

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Amendola in Moscow, second meeting of the anti-terrorism working group

The second meeting of the inter-ministerial Russian-Italian working group on combatting global challenges was held this morning in Moscow. It was jointly chaired by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincenzo Amendola and the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Oleg Syromolotov. The Italian delegation included senior officials from the […]

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