Gentiloni meets with U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition Allen
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition General Allen. Their discussions included confirmation of Italy’s support for the results of the Paris ministerial meeting of the Coalition; the importance of inclusive political solutions both in Iraq and in Syria; and the […]
Read moreItaly-Poland: Della Vedova in Warsaw today and tomorrow
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will be in Poland today and tomorrow with a view to developing what are already excellent bilateral political and economic relations between Roma and Warsaw and as a follow up to Minister Gentiloni’s visit of 6 May last.The under-secretary will meet with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister […]
Read more5th Joint Italy-Oman Commission: Gentiloni meets with Secretary-General Al Busaidi
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Secretary-General of the Omani foreign ministry Minister Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Al Busaidi in the margins of the 5th Joint Italy-Oman Commission held at the Farnesina. Their discussions centred on political and economic relations between Italy and Oman as well as the principal […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira, ahead of the imminent EU-CELAC (Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños) summit and VII Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference scheduled for Milan next week. The meeting centred on principal dossiers regarding regional policies, economic cooperation, the […]
Read moreDella Vedova in Paris for OECD Ministerial Council
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Paris for the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OECD). Della Vedova attended a working dinner yesterday (Wednesday 3 June 2015) focusing on climate change in the run-up to the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention […]
Read moreBus accident in Pocono region
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Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro meets fellow Italians in Canada for “Republic Day”
“In Canada, Republic Day doesn’t last just for a day, but for a week”, commented the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Italians abroad, Mario Giro. The Under-Secretary was speaking at the Italian National Day celebration in Montreal. In a country with over 1.5 million people of Italian origin, the celebrations for 2 June […]
Read more2 June: Under-Secretary Giro in Canada
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, began his mission to Canada yesterday, 29 May 2015. He will be visiting Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal and taking part in the celebrations there for the Festa della Repubblica (Italian National Day) on 2 June. On his arrival in Toronto Giro took part a working […]
Read moreGentiloni meets his Swiss counterpart, Didier Burkhalter
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met his Swiss counterpart, Didier Burkhalter, in Berne today, 28 May 2015. During their cordial, in-depth discussion the ministers reviewed the excellent state of bilateral relations. Evidence of this is the signing in February 2015 of the agreement on financial and fiscal questions and the […]
Read moreGentiloni: Meeting with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, at the Farnesina today, 26 May 2015. The meeting was an opportunity to reiterate Italy’s full support for the Minsk Agreements. “We are convinced that the military option is not practicable and that there are […]
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