Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli in the Middle East
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Hon. Lapo Pistelli, will visit the Middle East from tomorrow, Sunday 26 April to Thursday 30 April. The mission — which will include stops in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon — has a full agenda that will includes visits to major Italian Development Cooperation projects in the […]
Read moreDeath of Giovanni Lo Porto: Minister Gentiloni offers his condolences
In the face of the distressing news of the death of Giovanni Lo Porto, I wish first of all to express my sympathy for his mother and all his family. The tragic circumstances of his killing in a region of the Punjab on the Afghan-Pakistani border make the circumstances of his death even more dramatic. […]
Read more“Africa and the Mediterranean are a foreign policy priority for Italy”, says Gentiloni
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, attended the first working lunch organised by the African diplomatic corps in Rome. The aim of the lunch, which took place today, 21 April 2015, was to review and analyse the outlook for, and Italy’s strategies with respect to, the continent. “Africa and the Mediterranean […]
Read moreGentiloni meets the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Børge Brende, at the Farnesina today, 21 April 2015. The meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on regional crises and other key international topics. The two ministers discussed Libya, migration and combating terrorism; […]
Read moreExpo: Gentiloni visits Milan
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, visited the Expo site in Milan today, 17 April 2015. With the Italian Government Commissioner, Giuseppe Sala, Gentiloni met workers and visited a number of pavilions, including Palazzo Italia and Piazza Italia. “The Farnesina and its diplomatic and consular network, with their far-reaching work, have […]
Read moreItaly-Latin America: business mission sets off for Colombia and Chile
A business mission from 19 to 23 April, and made up of 65 firms, 5 business associations, 5 banking groups, for a total 130 participants, will make its first stop in Bogotá, Colombia and go on from there to Santiago in Chile, Latin American’s two most prominent countries for level of openness to global trade […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Della Vedova at the Italy–Bulgaria Economic Forum “Together for Growth”
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova attended the first Italy-Bulgaria Economic Forum, entitled “Together for Growth”, in Sofia this morning. The form, organised jointly by the Embassy of Italy in Sofia, the Agenzia ICE-Sofia Office, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria and Confindustria Bulgaria, offered an important opportunity for encounter […]
Read moreVisita a Sofia del Sottosegretario Benedetto Della Vedova
Il Sottosegretario di Stato agli Affari Esteri e la Cooperazione Internazionale, Sen. Benedetto Della Vedova, effettuerà oggi e domani una visita a Sofia. Della Vedova incontrerà il Vice Primo Ministro bulgaro, Tomislav Donchev, il Ministro degli Esteri, Daniel Mitov e il suo omologo presso il Ministero degli Affari Esteri in carica per le tematiche europee, […]
Read moreDichiarazione congiunta sulla Libia dei Ministri degli Esteri Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, del Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri ed il Commonwealth Hammond, e del Segretario di Stato Kerry
Joint Statement on Libya by Foreign Ministers Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hammond, and Secretary of State Kerry Foreign Ministers Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hammond, and Secretary of State Kerry welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue under the […]
Read moreGentiloni: Meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Eduard Nalbadyan. The meeting offered an opportunity to exchange views on principal international concerns, particularly the tensions in the Mediterranean region and the Middle East, recent developments in the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the […]
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