Gentiloni: incontro con il Ministro degli Esteri lituano
Il Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica di Lituania Linas Linkevicius. Il futuro delle politiche migratorie e di asilo dell’Unione europea, uno scambio di vedute sulla crisi ucraina, sui rapporti con la Russia e sulle prospettive del Partenariato orientale i […]
Read moreItaly-Hungary: Della Vedova in Budapest for talks
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Luxembourg today to take part in the European Union’s Foreign Affairs (Development) Council meeting. This evening and tomorrow, 27 October 2015, he will be visiting Budapest for talks with his Hungarian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister László Szabó, and representatives of the political and civil society […]
Read moreJoint Statement on Libya by the Ambassadors and Special Envoys to Libya of the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States
Tunis, 24 October 2015 “The Ambassadors and Envoys of the countries listed below strongly condemn the October 23 terrorist attack in Benghazi, which targeted a peaceful demonstration and resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. Benghazi is critical to Libya’s overall stability, and the latest attack underscores the urgent need to bring peace to […]
Read moreGentiloni meets Foreign Minister of Mongolia
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Lundeg Purevsuren, at the Farnesina today. Minister Purevsuren is visiting Italy during the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Mongolia. The meeting was an opportunity to recall the continuous progress in all […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church. The meeting fell within the framework of Italy’s privileged relations with Lebanon and the country’s Christian community. Discussions concerned the complex political-institutional crisis in Lebanon that for a year and a half has […]
Read moreEmergency contribution to UNHCR for flooding in Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf Algeria
The Italian Cooperation has approved a 200,000-euro voluntary emergency contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to respond to the consequences of the flooding that has affected the Saharawi refugee camps in the Tindouf area of Algeria. Based on the available estimates, approximately 25,000 people are currently in dire need. Italy’s contribution is […]
Read moreGentiloni: Conversation with Abbas, restore calm on the ground
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation this afternoon with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he expressed Italy’s deep concern over the explosion of violence in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip , as he had done earlier this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Gentiloni expressed the […]
Read moreGentiloni: Conversation with Netanyahu, call for de-escalation
This morning the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Minister expressed Italy’s concern over the recent rise in episodes of violence, particularly in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Gentiloni renewed the call for all the parties to contribute to a […]
Read moreClimate: Della Vedova in Ankara for UN Conference on Desertification
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will be in Ankara today and tomorrow to speak at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The Under-Secretary will chair the segment on the role of the private sector in the fight against desertification, which is at the root of numerous […]
Read moreJoint Declaration on Libya
The Foreign Ministers of Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK and US, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs call upon all parties to the Libyan Political Dialogue to immediately approve the political agreement brokered by UN Special Representative Leon following the meetings of the parties in Skhirat and […]
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