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16 July 2016
Turkey: ​Minister Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to express his satisfaction for the successful popular mobilization and defence of the institutions. Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu, who was talking from the capital Ankara, confirmed the failure of the coup attempt he defined as terrorist.

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15 July 2016
Cooperation ​Convention signed today by MAECI, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

The Cooperation Convention was signed today by MAECI, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. The Convention which is a fundamental step in the implementation of the Cooperation Reform Act (Act 125 of 11 August 2014) was signed by the Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Giampaolo […]

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15 July 2016
Crisis Management Unit evacuates 12 young Italians from Tonj

The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit, in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Nairobi, has evacuated from Tonj 12 young Italians, including three minors, engaged in a development aid project South Sudan. The 12 youths were flown this morning from Tonj to Juba, from where they travelled on to Nairobi on another flight organized by the […]

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15 July 2016
Attack in Nice: the Farnesina immediately activated its Crisis Management Unit

Following the tragic events in  Nice, the Farnesina immediataly activated its Crisis Management Unit which, in close contact with the Consulate, the Embassy in Paris and the local authorities, is following the developments and checking the possible involvement of Italian citizens. Crisis Management Unit: Tel. 0039 0636225  –  E-mail: unita.crisi@esteri.it

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14 July 2016
Minister Paolo Gentiloni inaugurated Italian Embassy in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia today

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni inaugurated the Italian Embassy in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia today. Mongolia’s Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren, the new Italian Ambassador Andrea De Felip, and members of the Italian community residing in Mongolia attended the inauguration. During his welcome speech, Minister Gentiloni said that the centuries-old relations between […]

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14 July 2016
Il Ministro Gentiloni ha inaugurato oggi l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Ulaan Bataar in Mongolia

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha oggi inaugurato l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Ulaan Bataar, in Mongolia. All’inaugurazione hanno preso parte anche il Ministro degli Esteri della Mongolia Lundeg Purevsuren, il neo Ambasciatore d’Italia Andrea De Felip e la collettività italiana residente in Mongolia. Nel corso del suo indirizzo di saluto […]

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14 July 2016
​Minister Gentiloni phones new British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone conversation with the new British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson. The talk was an opportunity to wish him well in his new job as head of the Foreign Office in view of intensive cooperation on foreign policy issues. Minister Gentiloni plans to meet Mr […]

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13 July 2016
London: visit by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is in London today with a two-day agenda of meetings. Last night Mr Amendola attended an event at the London School of Economics (LSE) entitled “The role of the Italian Community in the UK”, promoted by representatives of the Italian community and organised by the LSE’s […]

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13 July 2016
Cuba: Deputy Minister Giro signs bilateral debt treatment Agreements with Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas

In a joint mission to Havana with Undersecretary of State for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto, Deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro signed bilateral debt treatment Agreements with the Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, implementing the Paris Club Multilateral Understanding signed in Paris on 12 December 2015 by Cuba and 14 creditor Countries.   […]

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13 July 2016
South Sudan: Italian and EU citizens repatriated from Juba​

This morning an airplane of the Italian Air Force took off from the capital of South Sudan with on board 30 Italian citizens who have decided to leave Juba following the recent events. The Italians will be accommodated in Italy’s military base in Djibouti and subsequently follow on to their final destinations. On board of […]

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