Gentiloni – Meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UNODC
The main threats to global security were the focus of discussion at the Farnesina today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov. Minister Gentiloni underscored Italy’s support for and […]
Read moreEuropean Observatory, Paranal: no cut in financial support from Italian Government
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to respond to an article that appeared today in the press concerning alleged cuts in funding for the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, in Chile. The Ministry can confirm that there has been no cut whatsoever in the Italian Government’s financial support for the Observatory, which […]
Read moreGentiloni: incontro con il Ministro degli Esteri lituano
Il Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica di Lituania Linas Linkevicius. Il futuro delle politiche migratorie e di asilo dell’Unione europea, uno scambio di vedute sulla crisi ucraina, sui rapporti con la Russia e sulle prospettive del Partenariato orientale i […]
Read moreItaly-Hungary: Della Vedova in Budapest for talks
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Luxembourg today to take part in the European Union’s Foreign Affairs (Development) Council meeting. This evening and tomorrow, 27 October 2015, he will be visiting Budapest for talks with his Hungarian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister László Szabó, and representatives of the political and civil society […]
Read moreJoint Statement on Libya by the Ambassadors and Special Envoys to Libya of the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States
Tunis, 24 October 2015 “The Ambassadors and Envoys of the countries listed below strongly condemn the October 23 terrorist attack in Benghazi, which targeted a peaceful demonstration and resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. Benghazi is critical to Libya’s overall stability, and the latest attack underscores the urgent need to bring peace to […]
Read moreGentiloni meets Foreign Minister of Mongolia
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Lundeg Purevsuren, at the Farnesina today. Minister Purevsuren is visiting Italy during the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Mongolia. The meeting was an opportunity to recall the continuous progress in all […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church. The meeting fell within the framework of Italy’s privileged relations with Lebanon and the country’s Christian community. Discussions concerned the complex political-institutional crisis in Lebanon that for a year and a half has […]
Read moreEmergency contribution to UNHCR for flooding in Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf Algeria
The Italian Cooperation has approved a 200,000-euro voluntary emergency contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to respond to the consequences of the flooding that has affected the Saharawi refugee camps in the Tindouf area of Algeria. Based on the available estimates, approximately 25,000 people are currently in dire need. Italy’s contribution is […]
Read moreGentiloni: Conversation with Abbas, restore calm on the ground
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation this afternoon with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he expressed Italy’s deep concern over the explosion of violence in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip , as he had done earlier this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Gentiloni expressed the […]
Read moreGentiloni: Conversation with Netanyahu, call for de-escalation
This morning the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Minister expressed Italy’s concern over the recent rise in episodes of violence, particularly in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Gentiloni renewed the call for all the parties to contribute to a […]
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