Alfano: “Italy to deliver emergency aid to Bangladesh and the Philippines”.

“In order to tackle two of the most severe humanitarian crises -the dramatic issue of the Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh, and the severe emergency on the Island of  Mindanao in The Philippines –  I am issuing, via the Italian Cooperation, two multilateral funding operations amounting to a total of 1 million euro”.  This was […]

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Hurricane Irma in Cuba: Alfano: “Italy pledges humanitarian support”.

“Italy is eager to contribute towards humanitarian efforts following the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Irma after its passage over Cuba a few days ago”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said these words to announce the multilateral emergency funding made available today by the Italian Cooperation Service to benefit the World […]

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New York. Amendola addresses the network of ministers in favour of the International Criminal Court

“The development of international criminal law is among the major achievements of the international community, but it would not be complete without the establishment of the International Criminal Court. It institutionally testifies to the collective engagement in defense of human dignity.” These are the opening remarks of the address delivered by Undersecretary of State Vincenzo […]

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UNGA. Alfano meets his Qatari counterpart Mohammed Al-Thani

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a cordial meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al-Thani , on the fringes of the United  Nations General Assembly. The meeting focused on the continuing crisis in the Gulf area and the main bilateral cooperation […]

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UNGA. Alfano meets with his UAE couterpart Al Nahyan: economic cooperation and international issues

  ” We are extremely pleased with the level of our bilateral cooperation and trust we will be able to make it grow even stronger. We commend the efforts the UAE government has undertaken to diversify its economy: our Italian companies are ready to give their contribution in a wide variety of sectors, starting from […]

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New York. Alfano meets Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, told his Turkish colleague Mevlut Cavusoglu, in a meeting on the fringes of the UN General Assembly: “Our economic relations are excellent: Italy is Turkey’s third largest trade partner and Turkish investments in Italy have considerably grown in the last few years. Energy constitutes one […]

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UNGA. Alfano tells Ukranian FM Klimkin: “There is no alternative to the Minsk Agrements”

“Stability and security in Donbass are essential factors for economic recovery and development. It is our opinion that the principle of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty must be fully respected, although it is equally essential to acknowledge that there is no alternative to the Minsk Agreements.” This is the message conveyed by the Minister […]

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UNGA. Ministerial Meeting on Mali. Italy will not fail to support the population in the region

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, attended the Ministerial Meeting on the Implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali organised by the UN Department for Peace Keeping Operations and the Government of Mali, on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting is aimed at taking […]

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New York. Minister Alfano addresses the Global Counterterrorism Forum

“Terrorism is a transnational challenge, which only through the context of multilateral cooperation can effective and long-lasting responses be found, such as the one provided by the Global Counterterrorism Forum ,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. This was his opening address to the 8th GCTF Ministerial Meeting, an informal multilateral forum focused on countering […]

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UNGA. Alfano chairs ministerial meeting of “Uniting for Consensus” Group

The ministerial meeting of the Group “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC), organised by Italy and chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, took place in New York today on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Year after year, the event offers the opportunity to consolidate the unity of the Group […]

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China – Leonardo’s dream of flight, a lecture by Prof Plinio Innocenzi

The lecture by Prof Plinio Innocenzi “Leonardo’s Dream of Flight” will be delivered in Italian with a translation in Chinese on Thursday, 21 September, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Italian Embassy in Beijing. Prof Innocenzi is full professor of Science of Materials and director of the Laboratory of Science of […]

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Colombia – 8th Latin American Congress of Semiotics

The 8th Latin American Congress of Semiotics will be hosted in the campus of the Universidad Nacional della Colombia, in Bogotà, from 27 to 30 September 2017. The Congress, entitled “Congreso Latinoamericano de Semiótica: Materialidades, discursividades y culturas. Los retos de la semiótica Latinoamericana”, is organised by the Latin American Federation of Semiotics (FELS) in […]

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