The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation continues to closely follow the tragedy of Nicolò Ciatti
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in close cooperation with the Consulate General in Barcelona and the Embassy in Madrid, has been closely following the tragedy of Nicolò Ciatti, a young Italian brutally murdered in Spain on 13 August last. Our Consulate General will continue to provide the family of Nicolò with all […]
Read moreVincenzo Amendola, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wound up a two-day diplomatic mission to Cyprus today
Vincenzo Amendola, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wound up a two-day diplomatic mission to Cyprus today. The representative of the Italian Government has been in the capital, Nicosia, since yesterday, where he met with the Minister of Health, George Pamboridis, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulides. Bilateral relations and migration issues […]
Read moreAlfano: “Italy supports the WFP’s school canteen programme in Mali”
“Through the Italian Cooperation service, I have arranged for an immediate half-million-euro contribution to the World Food Program to fund a school canteen programme in Mali,” announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He continued: “The programmes promoting school canteens represent an important educational instrument by enabling minors to have at […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Alfano and Salamè
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SGSR)and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassam Salame’. They had a long and fruitful conversation during which Minister Alfano discussed several priority issues regarding the political process to stabilize […]
Read moreAlfano: “As a member of the United Nations Security Council, Italy contributes to responding to Pyongyang’s threats”
“As a member of the United Nations Security Council, Italy continues to promote global security and the international non-proliferation regime, by contributing to assure a proportionate and adequate response to Pyongyang,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, when commenting the Security Council’s unanimous approval of new sanctions against North Korea. […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Ministers Alfano and Le Drian
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, last night had a cordial telephone conversation with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian. “Minister Le Drian informed me on the outcome of his mission to Libya, saying he was moderately optimistic over the positive evolution of the political reform process in the North African Country ahead […]
Read moreHurricane Irma: “Multilateral emergency fund allocated to the International Federation of the Red Cross”
“In order to face the serious humanitarian situation caused by hurricane Irma, which is now sweeping across large areas of the Caribbean Sea, Italy has wanted to make an immediate contribution,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, when announcing the multilateral emergency fund allocated today by the Italian Cooperation service […]
Read moreNorth Korea: Italy expresses solidarity to Japan for the consequences of Pyongyang’s behaviour
“Italy is following with the greatest attention the evolution of the situation in the Korean Peninsula. Yet another very serious violation of multiple Security Council resolutions is a factor that destabilises peace and security in the region and the world over. It is also affecting the global non-proliferation regime. Tensions now are escalating, causing unforeseeable […]
Read moreNATO South Hub opens in Naples
“The NATO South Hub held an opening ceremony today at the Joint Force Command in Naples. It marks a change of pace in the focus of the Alliance on new non-conventional and asymmetric security challenges which regard the Southern shore,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, during the ceremony of […]
Read moreAlfano: “Italy expresses its most firm and unequivocal condemnation for the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”
“Italy expresses its most firm and unequivocal condemnation for the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as it represents yet another clear violation of a number of United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He added: “Italy expresses its solidarity to […]
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