Nord Korea: missile launch is a new provocation and a threat to international peace and security
“The launch of a long-range missile last night constitutes a further provocation by North Korea which, only one month after running a nuclear test, has once again openly violated the Security Council resolutions, jeopardising international and regional peace and security,” said Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, after receiving news of […]
Read moreRegeni Case: Secretary General Michele Valensise summons Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
At the request of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michele Valensise, urgently summoned the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Amr Mostafa Kamal Helmy, this morning to express the Italian Government’s dismay following the death of young Giulio Regeni in Cairo. Mr Valensise stressed that Italy […]
Read moreقضية “ريدجيني”: الأمين العام “ميكيلي فالنسيزي” يستدعي سفير الجمهورية العربية المصرية.
بإيعاز من وزير الشؤون الخارجية “باولو دجينتيلوني”، إستدعى أمين عام وزارة الخارجية “ميكيلي فالنسيزي” اليوم بصورة مستعجَلة سفير الجمهورية العربية المصرية “عمر مصطفى كمال حلمي” ليُعرِب له عن قلق الحكومة الإيطالية إزاء وفاة الشاب “دجوليو ريدجيني” في القاهرة بشكل مأساوي. لفَت “فالينسيزي” إلى أنّ إيطاليا تنتظر من السلطات المصرية توفير أقصى درجة من التعاون على […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni expresses grief over the disappearance of Italian Giulio Regeni
The Italian Government has been informed of the tragic fate presumably suffered by Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo. While awaiting official confirmation from the Egyptian authorities, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni expressed his own and the Government’s grief to the student’s family who are presently in Cairo and have been given the unconfirmed news. His […]
Read moreStatement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da’esh
1. Foreign Ministers of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to counter ISIL/Da’esh met today in Rome at the invitation of Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to take stock of the Coalition’s work and to accelerate our unified efforts to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL/Da’esh, dismantle its networks, and counter its global ambitions. The […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary of State Della Vedova to Attend Informal Ministerial Meeting of EU Ministers for Trade and Development in Amsterdam
Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova will attend the informal meeting of EU ministers for Development and Trade in Amsterdam today and tomorrow. During the meeting chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, the ministers will exchange opinions about the development of a […]
Read moreAnti-Daesh summit to meet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday
The Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to counter Daesh/ISIL will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday in the so-called ‘Small Group’ format, comprising the most committed countries within the broader global anti Daesh Coalition, which play a political and strategic leading role in the collective effort. The meeting will be […]
Read moreEgypt: Italian Giulio Regeni mysteriously vanished in Cairo
The Italian Embassy in Cairo and the Foreign Ministry are closely following with great concern the fate of Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old student who has mysteriously disappeared on the evening of 25 January in the centre of the Egyptian capital. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni recently had a telephone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, […]
Read moreCooperation: the joint development cooperation committee approves its first resolutions
“Thanks to the new code of procedures, the guidelines and the procedures approved today, civil society organisations and other non-profit organisations will be able to play an active part in the Italian development cooperation system. It is an important new stage on the route to reform Italian cooperation”. Thus commented the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreGentiloni: meeting with the Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Turkey
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, today received at the Ministry the visit of the Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Turkey, Volkan Bozkir. The meeting offered the opportunity to exchange opinions and an updated evaluation of the migration emergency and the Syrian crisis. Mr […]
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