Headquarters Agreement signed between Italy and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
A Headquarters Agreement between Italy and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to establish an office of the European agency in Rome was signed this morning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation by the Director General for the European Union Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, and the Executive Director of the EASO, José Carreira. […]
Read moreAlfano welcomes the new President of the IFRC, Francesco Rocca
“I would like to congratulate you on your recent prestigious appointment as President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, a strategic partner for the Italian Cooperation Service. We are confident that the relationship between our Development Cooperation and the IFRC will take on a broader scope as a result […]
Read moreMeeting with his Swiss counterpart, Ignazio Cassis
“Switzerland is among Italy’s top trade partners, with exchanges worth approximately 30 billion euros, in addition to cooperating in key areas including the energy, finance and transport sectors and a very significant volume of reciprocal direct investments. These are the happy notes of excellence that configure the positive framework of our deep friendship, […]
Read moreAlfano: “Three voting rounds with Milan always ahead, we were only duped at the coin toss”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “Three voting rounds with Milan always ahead, we were only duped at the coin toss.” Milan: never came second in the three rounds of votes. “It was the coin toss, which was unlucky for us, the imponderable and sardonic variable that decided in favour […]
Read moreAlfano: “A second humanitarian flight for the victims of the earthquake that hit Iraq and Iran”
“In response to the request for help from the Authorities of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, in addition to the intervention provided for last 13 November, we have organised a second humanitarian flight by the Italian Cooperation service to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Iraq and Iran,” announced the Minister […]
Read moreAlfano: “Satisfaction for the establishment of a Permanent Observatory on peacekeeping”
The establishment of the Permanent Observatory on Peacekeeping was announced at the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (CASD – Italian Centre for High Defence Studies). The Observatory is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Defence, further […]
Read moreLibya: Italy is committed to improving humanitarian conditions in reception centres
Italy has raised the question of humanitarian conditions in Libyan reception centres since the very beginning and in all fora. Italy has acted in agreement with the European Union and has also urged U.N. agencies to operate and work in this direction.We have been calling for several months on all those involved to enhance their […]
Read moreMinister Alfano meets Melinda Gates
“The commitment of charity foundations standing by institutional actors is essential in order to promote peace, greater social cohesion and sustainable development. Italy shares the vision of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in many sectors, such as health, a field to which we are firmly committed as a participant in the Global Fund and […]
Read moreAlfano: “Defending cultural heritage is key to fostering peace and sustainable development”
These were the words used by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, in commenting with great satisfaction the adoption by the General Conference of UNESCO of the Appeal “Protecting Culture and Promoting Cultural Pluralism: the key to lasting peace”, promoted by Italy and read out in the United Nations’ six official […]
Read moreVisit by Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira in Italy – Joint Press Release
1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, on 13 November received at the Farnesina, the Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, for an intense and fruitful meeting. 2. The two ministers agreed that, within the context of the Brazil-Italy Strategic Partnership, it is […]
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