European Day of the Righteous: remembering evil is a foundation for cultivating memory and doing good
The European Day of the Righteous is a highly important event to raise awareness that the memory of evil can and must act as a foundation for cultivating memory and doing good. We must learn from the tragedies of the past to ensure that human dignity remains at the centre of our political and institutional […]
Read moreLibya: Gentiloni meets United Nations Special Representative, Bernardino León
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino León, in Rome today, 4 March 2015. Immediately after his meeting with Gentiloni, León will have a conference call with the United Nations Security Council. Minister Gentiloni assured León of Italy’s full support and […]
Read moreLibya: Resumption of political dialogue must lead rapidly to formation of Government of National Unity, says Gentiloni
Resumption of political dialogue must lead rapidly to formation of Government of National Unity that can stabilise the country, says Gentiloni. The international community is ready to tackle the challenge. “The expected resumption in Morocco of the intra-Libyan political dialogue process facilitated by the United Nations must lead, as soon as possible, to the formation […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro’s mission to Uruguay comes to an end
The mission to Uruguay by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, came to an end yesterday evening, 2 March 2015. Under-Secretary Giro attended in the inauguration ceremony for the new President, Tabaré Vázquez. “We’re now working to revitalise Italian-Uruguayan relations, especially economic”, commented Giro. During the inauguration ceremony the Under-Secretary also […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Della Vedova, mission to Minsk
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova will arrive tomorrow in Minsk for meetings with authorities of the Republic of Belarus that will include Deputy Foreign Minister Alena Kupchina and Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko. Della Vedova will also meet in Minsk with representatives of the political opposition and of local NGOs […]
Read moreSyria. Attacks in Hasake Province. Unacceptable genocide, says Gentiloni. Preserve Middle East cultural and religious patrimony
“I wish to express my firmest condemnation of the religious and ethnic-related violence systematically and viciously perpetrated by the Daesh against local Syrian populations”. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni commented thus on the news of the kidnapping and murder of dozens of Christian civilians in Syrian orthodox villages in the northeast […]
Read moreLibya: Gentiloni speaks by telephone with foreign minister Al-Dairy
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met by telephone today with the foreign minister of the Tobruk government, Mohamed Al-Dairy, with whom he confirmed a common commitment to the formation of a national unity government as well as shared concerns over the terrorist presence in Libya. Gentiloni expressed confidence that the Tobruk […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with Arab League ambassadors: dialogue between civilisations and countering Daesh
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni participated in a meeting organised by the 18 the Arab League ambassadors, who also extended the invitation to the chairmen of the Foreign Affairs Commissions of the Chamber and Senate, the Hon. Chicchito and Sen. Casini. The meeting foregrounded Italy’s and the Arab League’s common interest […]
Read moreGentiloni speaks by phone with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone meeting today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who informed him on the results of the operation carried out by the Turkish armed forces in Syrian territory aimed at repatriating the remains of Suleiman Shah and boosting security around the Turkish contingent defending […]
Read moreGentiloni speaks by phone with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone meeting today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who informed him on the results of the operation carried out by the Turkish armed forces in Syrian territory aimed at repatriating the remains of Suleiman Shah and boosting security around the Turkish contingent defending the […]
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