Team of technical experts to visit Sharm el-Sheikh on 11 November
The Farnesina can announce that a team of technical experts, supported by the Italian Embassy in Cairo, will be visiting the airport at Sharm el-Sheikh tomorrow, 11 November 2015, to analyse the security measures adopted for Italian aircraft departing for Italy. The aim of the visit is to provide greater protection for Italian nationals. The […]
Read moreStatement by Members of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
1. The Small Group of the Global Coalition to counter ISIL met today in Brussels at the invitation of the Belgian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders, to take stock of recent developments on the ground, continue expanding Coalition efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL, and delineate our common understanding of ISIL’s operations in Syria […]
Read moreASEM: Della Vedova in Luxembourg for 12th Ministerial
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova is in Luxembourg today representing the Italian government at the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting, chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. “Working together for a sustainable and secure future” is the theme of the summit, which follows upon […]
Read moreSottosegretario Della Vedova in visita a Berlino
All’indomani del vertice dei tre partiti di Governo (CDU-CSU-SPD) che in questi giorni si misurano sulle questioni migratorie e a pochi giorni dal Vertice de La Valletta dei prossimi 11-12 novembre sulla cooperazione in materia migratoria con i Paesi africani, il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale Benedetto Della Vedova vola a Berlino […]
Read moreFarnesina: Soddisfazione per la decisione del governo della Repubblica Democratica del Congo
La Farnesina esprime soddisfazione per la decisione del governo della Repubblica Democratica del Congo di consentire che 69 bambini possano raggiungere i loro genitori adottivi in diversi paesi tra cui vi è anche l’Italia. Il Ministro Gentiloni continua a seguire con massimo impegno la vicenda delle famiglie italiane in stretto coordinamento con Palazzo Chigi e […]
Read moreFarnesina condemns profanation of Italian cemetery in Tripoli
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation condemned the latest barbarous act of profanation at the Hammangi Italian Catholic cemetery in Tripoli by unidentified persons. The profanation of a holy place is a deeply hateful and uncivil act of intolerance, all the more serious on this particular date, when in Italy and many other […]
Read moreSomalia, Gentiloni: terrorists will not prevail
“I wish to express the profound condolences and solidarity of the Italian government and people to the citizens and institutions of Somalia for a cruel act of terrorism that has cost the lives of at least 13 persons. The terrorists will not prevail and will not achieve any objective”. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International […]
Read moreGentiloni to participate in summit on Syria tomorrow in Vienna
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will participate in a summit on Syria tomorrow in Vienna along with the United States, Russia, China, principal European partners and countries of the region. In the afternoon Minister Gentiloni will be in Milan for the closing session of the Italy-Switzerland dialogue to be held at […]
Read moreGentiloni – Meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UNODC
The main threats to global security were the focus of discussion at the Farnesina today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov. Minister Gentiloni underscored Italy’s support for and […]
Read moreEuropean Observatory, Paranal: no cut in financial support from Italian Government
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to respond to an article that appeared today in the press concerning alleged cuts in funding for the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, in Chile. The Ministry can confirm that there has been no cut whatsoever in the Italian Government’s financial support for the Observatory, which […]
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