Italian Marines: Italy requests India to urgently enforce the decision of The Hague Court of Arbitration of 29 April
The Foreign Ministry informs that today Italy submitted a request to the summer recess Supreme Court of India to urgently enforce the decision of The Hague Court of Arbitration of 29 April enabling Italian marine Salvatore Girone to quickly return to Italy. According to the Court of Arbitration decision, Italy and India are called on […]
Read moreLibya: delivery of general purpose first aid kits donated by Italy to hospitals in Benghazi
The Foreign Ministry informs that the general purpose first aid kits donated by Italy and destined to the hospitals of Benghazi have been delivered today. The kits will be able to treat approximately 20,000 patients over the next three months. The kits arrived in Tripoli, from where they were subsequently taken to Benghazi by land […]
Read moreAmendola: “Europe must be courageous on Africa in the wake of Italy’s Migration Compact and the Italy-Africa Conference”
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, took part in the 126th session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Sofia today, in which Bulgaria handed over the Committee’s rotating semester of chairmanship to Estonia. After the Secretary-General’s report, the 47 heads of delegation discussed the Continent’s state of democracy, the rule of […]
Read moreJoint Press release from Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Commissioner Smail Chergui
JOINT PRESS RELEASE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFARIS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF ITALY, MR PAOLO GENTILONI PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSIONER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION, MR SMAIL CHERGUI On the occasion of the first Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, which aims at providing new impetus to the multifaceted relationship between Italy and the African Countries and Organizations, […]
Read moreLibya: meeting between Gentiloni and Siyala
Today at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohammed Taher Siyala. During the meeting, the two ministers explored crucial aspects of Italian-Libyan relations in the light of the ministerial meeting on Libya that was held in Vienna yesterday. Minister […]
Read moreItaly-Sri Lanka: Undersecretary Della Vedova heads a delegation of companies to revive economic ties
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be visiting Sri Lanka from today to 19 May. His agenda includes meetings with representatives of the Government and members of Parliament in Colombo, including Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the Minister of International Trade, Malick Samarawickrama, the Minister of Energy, Ranjjith […]
Read moreليبيا: دجينتيلوني “الاتفاق الذي تمّ التوصّل إليه في فيينا ذو قيمة سياسية كبيرة”
الاجتماع الوزاري المنعقد في “فيينّا” اليوم لبحث الوضع في ليبيا يُعتبَر تتمة لاجتماع روما الذي عُقِد في 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2015 والذي أظهرت نتائجه الإيجابية بأنه كان حاسماً بالنسبة للتوقيع على الاتفاق السياسي الليبي والموافقة على قرار مجلس الأمن الدولي رقم 2259، وبالتالي على دخول رئيس الحكومة “فايز السرّاج” والمجلس الرئاسي الليبي إلى “طرابلس الغرب” […]
Read moreLybia: Ministerial Meeting in Vienna. Unity and stabilisation of the country a priority target for Italy
The ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna follows up on the Rome meeting of 13 December 2015, whose success was decisive for the signing of the Libyan political agreement, the approval of the UN Security Council’s Resolution N. 2259 and, subsequently, the arrival of Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj and the Presidential Council in Tripoli […]
Read moreForeign Ministry arranges for the urgent hospitalisation in Italy of 13 Libyan nationals injured in the May 5 attack near Misrata
At the request of the Libyan Presidential Council, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni has organised operations to provide urgent hospitalisation in Italy of 13 Libyan citizens who were wounded in the attack near Misrata on 5 May. Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Defence Staff the Foreign […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry supports the internationalisation of the Italian University network in the world
The Foreign Ministry’s support to the internationalisation processes of the Italian production, cultural, research and university systems will be the focus of the speech that Director General De Luca will deliver today at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The Foreign Ministry supports the growing internationalisation of the Italian university system by awarding scholarships to […]
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