Under-Secretary Mario Giro meets Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast
Under-Secretary Mario Giro met Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast, today 21 January 2015. Minister Fast is in Rome before heading to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Topics for today’s meeting included growing economic and commercial relations; common interests in the field of science, technology and energy; and the prospects and opportunities […]
Read moreItaly-Argentina: agreement signed for repayment of sovereign debt by Argentina
Italy and Argentina signed a bilateral agreement yesterday, 19 January 2015, on the repayment to Italy of about 450 million euro in commercial and aid credits. The agreement was signed by Argentina’s Minister for the Economy and Finance, Axel Kicillof, and the Ambassador of Italy in Buenos Aires, Teresa Castaldo. The agreement, which implements the […]
Read moreFarnesina note on decision to annul life sentence against Bruno and Boncompagni
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation welcomes the decision by the Indian Supreme Court to annul the life sentence issued against Tomaso Bruno and Elisabetta Boncompagni, who have been in prison in Varanasi since 2010. The Farnesina has been following the case closely, both directly and through the Italian Embassy in New Delhi. […]
Read moreEgypt – fishing boats stopped. Gentiloni welcomes rapid and positive conclusion to the question
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has expressed “great satisfaction over the immense professionalism and speed shown by the Farnesina and our Embassy in Cairo in handling and resolving the case of two fishing boats, the Alba Chiara and Jonathan, stopped yesterday in the waters off the Egyptian coast and brought […]
Read moreLibya: Gentiloni hails ceasefire declarations
“Finally a glimmer of hope from Libya. I was very pleased to receive the news of the declarations by the parties concerned in Libya of a ceasefire aimed at creating the conditions for the pursuance of dialogue”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “Despite the multitude of difficulties still to be […]
Read moreVenezuela: Under-Secretary Mario Giro hails grant of house arrest in Scarano case
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro expressed the Italian government’s deep satisfaction with the Venezuelan judiciary authorities’ concession of home arrest to Enzo Scarano. “We have made repeated requests for house arrest”, the under-secretary said, “and we now express our thanks to the Caracas Supreme Court of Justice”. Italy continues to monitor […]
Read moreVenezuela: Under-Secretary Mario Giro hails grant of house arrest in Scarano case
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro expressed the Italian government’s deep satisfaction with the Venezuelan judiciary authorities’ concession of home arrest to Enzo Scarano. “We have made repeated requests for house arrest”, the under-secretary said, “and we now express our thanks to the Caracas Supreme Court of Justice”. Italy continues to monitor […]
Read moreGentiloni: hopes for Libya, no to would-be saboteurs of dialogue
“The results of the first round of talks in Geneva brings new hope for a solution to Libya’s political, security, institutional and economic crisis. We have the unceasing efforts of UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Bernardino Leon to thank for this significant development, to whom Italy has extended every possible support”, said Minister for Foreign […]
Read moreCOMITES. Elections to be repeated in 24 districts.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will repeat COMITES elections in the districts where no list was either submitted or approved”, announced Under-Secretary Mario Giro. The COMITES in question are: Vienna, Liege, Lyon, Nice, Athens, Dublin, Oslo, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Prague, Bucharest, San Marino, Madrid, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bangkok, Pretoria, Cape Town, Perth, Chicago, […]
Read moreGentiloni: Telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, had a telephone conversation yesterday afternoon, 4 January 2015. Their talk included an up-date on the negotiations for a global and verifiable agreement on Iran’s nuclear capability, which have been extended until 30 June. A successful outcome of […]
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