Gentiloni hosts working lunch with Ambassadors of member countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, hosted a working lunch today, 4 May 2015, with the Ambassadors accredited to Rome of the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Minister Gentiloni’s initiative follows the meeting with the Ambassadors of Arab League member countries on 23 February 2015. It was an […]
Read moreMigration: Italy is still too isolated in its efforts, Gentiloni tells EU
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation this morning, 4 May 2015, with the European Commissioner for Immigration, Dimitris Avramopoulos. The Foreign Minister illustrated to the Commissioner the problems caused by the increased flows of migrants towards our shores, problems that have still not received a satisfactory common […]
Read moreGentiloni: Meeting with president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN’s only international financial institution. In keeping with the EXPO 2015 theme, Italy considers sustainable agriculture and food security to be among its own Development Cooperation’s top […]
Read moreNepal earthquake: Italians’ arrival at Pratica di Mare airport
A group of Italian nationals is expected to arrive this afternoon from Nepal on a military flight arranged by the Farnesina Crisis Unit and the Interforces Operational Command. The flight will also be carrying over 30 EU citizens whose transport was arranged within the context of collaboration with the Crisis Units of various other nations […]
Read moreConcern over recent violence in Burundi
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]
Read moreConcern over recent violence in Burundi
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]
Read moreExpo: Gentiloni, occasione eccezionale di confronto e collaborazione per la comunità internazionale
Il 1 maggio prende avvio l’Esposizione Universale di Milano, la più grande manifestazione di portata internazionale che l’Italia ospiterà nei prossimi anni. “EXPO sarà un’occasione eccezionale di confronto e di collaborazione per la comunità internazionale, chiamata a fornire risposte credibili alla sfida globale di assicurare un’alimentazione buona, sana, sufficiente e sostenibile a tutta l’umanità” così il […]
Read moreEXPO: Gentiloni, exceptional opportunity for encounter and collaboration for the international community
“EXPO will be an exceptional opportunity for encounter and collaboration for an international community called upon to offer credible responses to the global challenge of ensuring sufficient, sustainable and healthy food to the whole of humanity”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “The broad international participation in EXPO, and the high […]
Read moreNepal earthquake: Crisis Unit continues efforts to repatriate Italians
Efforts continue by the Farnesina Crisis Unit to repatriate Italian nationals by any means possible, including military ones, thanks to the collaboration of the Interforces Operational Command, and commercial flights out of Kathmandu. The first group are expected to arrive on a commercial flight to Milan in the early hours of tomorrow; another two flights […]
Read moreNepal Earthquake: Crisis Unit search continues. Contact made with 5 Italians
The Farnesina Crisis Unit’s unceasing search for Italian nationals has made it possible in recent hours to contact 5 more Italians that had previously been unaccounted for, bringing the rmaining number down to 5
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