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7 July 2016
Minister Gentiloni meets with Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, Messahel ​at the Farnesina

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, at the Farnesina.The talks focused on the situation in Libya, an issue on which the two countries work together very closely. Minister Gentiloni reaffirmed Italy’s firm commitment to help consolidate Libyan institutions, especially with regard […]

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5 July 2016
Minister Gentiloni and President Mattarella greet the return of the bodies of the Italian citizens

“Together with President Mattarella and on behalf of the government I have committed to assure that the legal benefits for the victims of terrorism apply to our fellow-citizens killed abroad. It is a dutiful commitment in episodes like the Dhaka massacre,” said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the return of the bodies in Italy.

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5 July 2016
Terrorist attack in Dhaka: arrival of the bodies of Italian victims at Ciampino

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni will assist the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the arrival this evening, at Ciampino military airport, of the bodies of Italians who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Dhaka on Friday.

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4 July 2016
El Niño Emergency: Italy earmarks 1 million euros for Somalia​

Heeding the appeal launched by the World Food Program (WFP) for the drought emergency in Somalia caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has earmarked an emergency contribution of one million euros to support the WFP’s food aid programs in the Country. Italy’s contribution will enable activities consisting both of […]

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4 July 2016
Dhaka terrorist attack: Minister Gentiloni holds a phone conversation with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida  today to coordinate the two Governments’ diplomatic and intelligence activities in the aftermath of the dramatic terrorist attack in Dhaka in which 9 Italians and 7 Japanese were killed. The two Ministers stressed the importance […]

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3 July 2016
Libya – Visit to Tripoli by Undersecretary Amendola for institutional meetings

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, travelled to Tripoli where the newly installed Libyan Authorities are engaged in a sensitive struggle to stabilise the Country and eradicate the presence of Daesh. The mission took place only one day after the terrible terrorist attack in Dhaka which revealed that Islamic terrorism is trying to […]

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2 July 2016
Attack in Dhaka: there is no Italian missing​

Following further investigations, the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit found out that the Italian citizen who was reported missing was not in the restaurant at the time of the terrorist attack. The Italian concerned has contacted his family.

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2 July 2016
Terrorist attack in Dhaka: the names of the Italians killed

The Foreign Ministry informs that the Italian citizens killed in last night’s terrorist attack in Dhaka are: Adele PUGLISI, Marco TONDAT, Claudia Maria D’ANTONA, Nadia BENEDETTI, Vincenzo D’ALLESTRO, Maria RIBOLI , Cristian ROSSI, Claudio CAPPELLI and Simona MONTI.

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2 July 2016
Attack in Dhaka: Gentiloni on the phone with Bengali Foreign Affairs Minister

Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, talked on the phone with Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, who confirmed the killing of some twenty hostages and the release of thirteen. The Bengali Minister said that the local authorities do not have information about the nationality of the victims […]

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28 June 2016
Undersecretary Della Vedova meets Bill Gates at the Farnesina

During a meeting today at the Farnesina with Bill Gates, the President of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Senator Benedetto Della Vedova, confirmed Italy’s commitment to international development cooperation. Undersecretary Della Vedova highlighted the need to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and recalled Italy’s commitment, […]

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