Note of the Farnesina on the migration plan
Italy understands Switzerland’s need to follow up on the popular referendum on migration issues called two years ago but believes that this must be done in close contact with the European Commission so as to single out solutions taking into consideration the people’s will on the one hand and the need not to discriminate European […]
Read moreSecretary General Michele Valensise decides to resign his office at the Foreign Ministry
The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, has decided to soon resign his office and leave the Ministry to undertake new professional experiences. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni addressed a warm thanks to Ambassador Valensise for his intense and valuable work. Ambassador Valensise was appointed secretary general in July 2012 and, in addition to […]
Read moreConfirmation of the release of Calcagno and Pollicardo
The Foreign Ministry confirms that Filippo Calcagno and Gino Pollicardo, the two Italians working for the Bonatti construction firm kidnapped in Libya last July, are in good health and in the custody of the Sabratha Military Council.
Read moreLybia – Confirmation of the release of Calcagno and Pollicardo
The Foreign Ministry confirms that Filippo Calcagno and Gino Pollicardo, the two Italians working for the Bonatti construction firm kidnapped in Libya last July, are in good health and in the custody of the Sabratha Military Council.
Read moreLibya: two Italians perhaps killed in shootout
In connection to the circulation of several images of the victims, apparently Westerners, of a shootout in Libya’s Sabratha region, the Farnesina informs that from the images, albeit in the absence of bodies, it could be possible to identify two of the four Italians who worked for the Bonatti construction company and who were kidnapped […]
Read moreRegeni Case. Italian Embassy receives investigative materials from Egyptian Authorities
The Italian Embassy in Cairo this afternoon received a Note Verbale with which the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has transmitted several of the investigative materials requested by the Italian Government through diplomatic channels in the past few weeks. The materials have been immediately made available to the Italian investigative team operating in Cairo by order of […]
Read moreIraq: Authorities sign contract with Trevi to consolidate the Mosul dam
The Iraqi authorities have signed a contract with Italy’s Trevi construction company to consolidate the Mosul dam, reported the Italian Foreign Ministry. The contract was signed following intense negotiations between the company and the Iraqi authorities in Baghdad. Under the contract, the Trevi Group will carry out consolidation work on the dam, as agreed during […]
Read moreTalks between Minister Gentiloni and the Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition groups
Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni held a telephone conversation today with Riad Hijab, former premier and Syrian opposition co-ordinator for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC). Minister Gentiloni acknowledged the efforts made by the oppositions in exile and the Syrian rebel factions represented in the Committee, as well as Mr Hijab’s personal commitment to adhere to […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni meets with Heads of Mission of the EU member states
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni attended an institutional meeting with the Heads of Mission of the EU member states, hosted by the Ambassador of the Netherlands for the current Presidency of the EU Council. The meeting was an opportunity to reiterate Italy’s stance on key issues regarding Europe and the crisis […]
Read moreGentiloni holds telephone conversation with the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a telephone conversation with the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias. “Italy,” Minister Gentiloni said, “believes unilateral initiatives on immigration to be dangerous and does not share any position aimed at having one single Country, such as Greece, bear the responsibility of facing […]
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