Marò: richieste Italia a Tribunale Internazionale Diritto del Mare Amburgo
Come previsto dalla procedura arbitrale avviata il 26 giugno scorso, l’Italia ha chiesto oggi al Tribunale Internazionale del Diritto del Mare di Amburgo che, nel contesto e fino alla conclusione del procedimento arbitrale, il Fuciliere di Marina Massimiliano Latorre possa restare in Italia, il Fuciliere di Marina Salvatore Girone possa farvi rientro e vengano sospese […]
Read moreMarines: Italy’s request of Hamburg International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
As provided by the arbitration procedures launched on 26 June, Italy today requested of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for Marine Massimiliano Latorre to remain in Italy and for Marine Salvatore Girone to return to Italy for the duration of the arbitration process, and that the jurisdictional procedures against them in […]
Read moreFour Italians abducted in the area of Mellitah
The Farnesina has announced that four Italian nationals have been abducted in Libya in the vicinity of the Mellitah Oil and Gas compound. The four men are employees of the Bonatti construction firm. The Crisis Unit began monitoring the case immediately and remains in continuous contact with the families of the four Italian national and […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with UN Special Envoy for the Sahel Hiroute Guebre Sellassie
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with the UN Secretary General’s special envoy for the Sahel, Hiroute Guebre Sellassie. “This was an important meeting to coordinate Italy’s actions in the Sahel with the strategy the special envoy is outlining for the region”, Minister Gentiloni said. “We are following […]
Read moreIran: Comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme announced in Vienna is a long-awaited result, says Gentiloni
“The comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear question announced today in Vienna is a long-awaited result”, was the comment from Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on hearing the news. “Achieved thanks to the efforts of all the negotiators, and the important role played by the European Union, the Vienna agreement shows the efficacy of diplomacy and […]
Read moreMarines: Indian Supreme Court grants extension of Massimiliano Latorre’s stay in Italy
The Indian Supreme Court today granted a 6-month extension – to mid-January 2016 – of the period of time that Marine Massimiliano Latorre can remain in Italy. The decision was made without opposition from the Government in New Delhi. The Court postponed until 26 August its decision on our request to suspend the domestic judicial […]
Read moreSigning of UN-proposed peace and reconciliation agreement in Morocco a welcome advance, says Gentiloni
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has expressed his “satisfaction over the signing today [12 July] in Morocco by the Tobruk and Misurata delegates, and by representatives of independent movements and municipalities, of the agreement on peace and reconciliation in Libya proposed by the UN”. “The signing”, said Gentiloni, “gives us grounds for hope and encourages us […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Della Vedova makes mission to Helsinki
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova has been in Helsinki since yesterday for meetings with the Finnish authorities and to speak at an informal high-level meeting of OSCE on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Act establishing the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe, CSCE, that later became OSCE. The […]
Read moreGentiloni: Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci today at the Farnesina. The meeting offered an opportunity to note the positive status of bilateral relations, concretely underscoring our commitment to the NATO (KFOR) and EU (EULEX) missions currently under Italian leadership. In expressing […]
Read moreCooperation First National Council meeting Gentiloni cites major step toward the creation of an Italian Development Cooperation System
The National Council for Development Cooperation, which met for the first time today, has a fundamental role in ensuring the coordinated and consistent action of all public and private, profit and non-profit, sector actors in compliance with clear and consensual rules. The Development Cooperation is a strategic investment for Italy in its efforts at confronting […]
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