Alfano: “We call on the Venezuelan Government to restore democracy”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “We firmly condemn the decision of the constituent assembly to take upon itself the legislative powers attributed to the Parliament legitimately elected in compliance with the Constitution of 1999. It is a further step taken by Venezuela towards an autocratic regime, distancing it from founding […]

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Minister Alfano in Barcelona

Today, 20 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Barcelona. During his visit, the Minister will lay a wreath on the scene of the attack on the Ramblas, near the mosaic by Mirò, at the crossing with Calle Pla de la Boqueria. At 3:30 p.m. he will go […]

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Alfano: “Grief for the death of Carmen Lopardo”

“In this tragic moment, I join the family of fellow-Italian Carmen Lopardo in their grief for her death following the cowardly terrorist attack in Barcelona,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano .

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Minister Alfano holds telephone conversation with Carmen Lopardo’s son

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the son of Carmen Lopardo – the third Italian victim of the vile terrorist attack in Barcelona – in which he expressed his sympathy and heartfelt grief.

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Alfano: “The World Humanitarian Day is an important opportunity to recall the commitment of Italian Cooperation in favour of the weakest”

“Also this year, the World Humanitarian Day, established by the United Nations to commemorate the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, represents an important opportunity to reflect on the ever-growing number of humanitarian crises in the world,” said Foreign Minister Alfano. According to an estimate by the United Nations, there […]

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Alfano talks to the families of the victims. He will soon be in Barcelona

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, at the end of a telephone conversation with the families of the Italian victims, said: “I have spoken with the families of the Italian victims who died in Barcelona. I conveyed to them our sympathy and all the possible support in these difficult hours and […]

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Alfano: “We have made arrangements to reinforce our Consulate in Barcelona”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “Our Embassy in Madrid has arranged for a mission to reinforce the Consulate General in Barcelona to give all possible support to our fellow citizens. To this end, some of our people from the Ministry’s Crisis Unit will leave for Barcelona with the first available […]

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Alfano: “At work to provide assistance to Italian citizens in Barcelona”

Grief for the terrible attack that has struck at the heart of Europe. Closeness to the families of the victims and  the injured.

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Telephone conversation of Minister Alfano with his Spanish counterpart on the Ciotti case

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today had a telephone conversation with the Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis​, to talk about the tragedy that befell Niccolo’ Ciatti. “Italy is deeply saddened and astonished at what happened at Lloret de Mar, where young Niccolo’ Ciatti was brutally murdered by three Chechen young […]

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Alfano: “Emergency contributions to Nepal and Sierra Leone”

“Italy has decided to send an immediate sign of solidarity to the people of Nepal and of Sierra Leone to at least partially contribute to alleviating their terrible distress and grief caused by the recent mudslides,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. Minister Alfano added: “The Italian Cooperation service has […]

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Alfano: “Humanitarian flight carrying emergency first-aid kits to be delivered to Sabratha, Libya”

“A humanitarian flight of the Italian Development Cooperation service took off this morning with a load of nearly 11 tons of relief supplies to be dispatched to the University Hospital of Sabratha, 80 km west of Tripoli, in Libya,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The Italian Air Force aircraft, […]

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Clarification on the cyberattacks on the Foreign Ministry

The news recently published by several Italian media organisations on the hacker attacks on the computers of the Foreign Ministry refer to long-past and well-known events. We hereby again specify that those hacking attempts exclusively involved non-encrypted information and communication systems. Therefore, no secret information has been taken from the Foreign Ministry. The sensitive information […]

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