Farnesina hosts a meeting of the Anna Lindh Foundation and a workshop on Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean
Today the Farnesina hosted a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), which is presided over by Elisabeth Guigou. The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, who made the opening remarks. It is the second time that the ALF Advisory Council meets in […]
Read moreUndersecretary Amendola Meets with the New Tunisian Government
The two-day agenda of meetings in Tunisia end today for Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Vincenzio Amendola The representative of the Italian Government, accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Tunis, Raimondo De Cardona, met with Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and the Ministers of: Industry, Zied Ladhari; Tourism, Selma Elloumi Rekik; Agriculture, Samir Taieb; and Cooperation, Fadhel Abdelkefi. […]
Read moreGianfranco Petruzzella, Italy’s Special Envoy for Yemen
Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni appointed Advisor Gianfranco Petruzzella to be Italy’s Special Envoy for Yemen. The Italian Government thus confirms its traditional commitment in favour of peace, of stabilization and development in Yemen and of its role as founding Country of the “Friends of Yemen” group.
Read moreForeign Affairs Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, in London for the Ministerial Meeting on Syria
Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in London to attend the ministerial meeting on Syria at the Foreign Office in a “like-minded” format that will include the United Kingdom, U.S.A., France, Germany, Italy, EU, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar. The meeting will also be attended by Riad Hijab, General Coordinator of the High […]
Read moreTunisia, Undersecretary Amendola meets Prime Minister Chahed
In Tunis today the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, accompanied by Italian Ambassador, Raimondo De Cardona, met Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, who was appointed Prime Minister in August at only 40 years of age, making him the youngest premier in the history of Tunisia. Chahed leads the new National Unity Government following […]
Read moreJoint Press Release on meeting between Minister Gentiloni and Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India
The Foreign Minister of Italy, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, and the External Affairs Minister of India, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy on 4th September, during Minister Swaraj’s visit to Rome for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in the Vatican. The two Ministers expressed their satisfaction on the […]
Read moreClimate: Historic USA-China breakthrough agreement to be ratified by Italy, say Gentiloni and Galletti “The ratification of the agreement reached at the Paris COP 21 between United States and China marks a historic breakthrough in combating climate change and leads to making the global economic model more sustainable. Within the context of Europe’s ambitious efforts, Italy is working on drafting its ratification law so as to submit it to Parliament before the end of September and complete the parliamentary procedure as quickly as possible,” Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti wrote in a joint communiqué
“The ratification of the agreement reached at the Paris COP 21 between United States and China marks a historic breakthrough in combating climate change and leads to making the global economic model more sustainable. Within the context of Europe’s ambitious efforts, Italy is working on drafting its ratification law so as to submit it to […]
Read moreLibya: Telephone call between Gentiloni and Libya’s Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council, Ahmed Maetig
Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni held a telephone conversation with Libya’s Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council, Ahmed Maetig, while in Berlin.They confirmed the commitment of both Governments to deal with migration flows in view of their common efforts to stabilise Libya. Minister Gentiloni expressed the appreciation of the Italian government for the appointment […]
Read moreLibya: Italian contribution to removing precursor chemicals and their successive disposal
In the framework of the international support to the Libyan Presidential Council and to the GNA headed by Prime Minister al- Serraj, Italy has actively participated in planning and carrying out the removal of the remaining precursors of chemical weapons still present in Libya in order to destroy them.Italy has contributed to the success of […]
Read moreAnother humanitarian aid shipment from Italy to Libya
An Italian Air Force Hercules C-130 landed today in Misurata, Libya, delivering a new shipment of medicines and health supplies for the city’s hospital and the neighbouring hospitals in Beni Walid and Harawa – health care facilities which are the hardest hit by the ongoing fight against Daesh in the area of Sirte. It is the […]
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