Farnesina: Della Vedova chairs LGBTI rights network, “still much to be done to end discrimination”
Under-Secretary for Foreign AffairsBenedetto Della Vedova opened a European meeting today of national focal points for LGBTI rights organized by the Inter-Ministerial Council on Human Rights in collaboration with the UNAR. “The European Union is at a turning point in relations with the LBGTI community”, Della Vedova underscored, recalling that 16 months ago the EU […]
Read moreStatement by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States
We are deeply concerned by the situation of political polarization in Libya. We are studying carefully the decision of the Supreme Court, its context and consequences. We note that the challenges facing Libya require political solutions. We remain committed to helping Libyans at this difficult time. We fully support the efforts of the Special Representative […]
Read moreStatement by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States
We are deeply concerned by the situation of political polarization in Libya. We are studying carefully the decision of the Supreme Court, its context and consequences. We note that the challenges facing Libya require political solutions. We remain committed to helping Libyans at this difficult time. We fully support the efforts of the Special Representative […]
Read moreGentiloni: Contacts with UN Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino Leon, and withTunisian and Palestinian foreign ministers, Mongi Hamdi and Ryad Al-Malki
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had talks today with the United Nations Special Representative for Libya,Bernardino Leon, and with the Tunisian and Palestinian foreign ministers, Mongi Hamdi and Ryad Al-Malki During his phone call with Mongi Hamdi, the two ministers discussed recent developments in Libya following the ruling by the […]
Read moreGentiloni: preoccupazione per l’annuncio dei nuovi insediamenti
“La decisione israeliana di approvare il piano per 500 nuove abitazioni nel quartiere di Ramat Shlomo a Gerusalemme est trasmette un segnale che va nella direzione opposta a quella della ricerca di una soluzione equa, stabile e duratura al conflitto israelo-palestinese”, ha dichiarato il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni. “E […]
Read moreGentiloni: preoccupazione per l’annuncio dei nuovi insediamenti
“La decisione israeliana di approvare il piano per 500 nuove abitazioni nel quartiere di Ramat Shlomo a Gerusalemme est trasmette un segnale che va nella direzione opposta a quella della ricerca di una soluzione equa, stabile e duratura al conflitto israelo-palestinese”, ha dichiarato il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni. “E […]
Read moreGentiloni speaks with British and Egyptian Foreign Ministers
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had an exchange of views today with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, ahead also of their participation in the 16-17 November meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, and with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. In addition to a series of bilateral dossiers, Gentiloni also discussed […]
Read moreGentiloni voices concern for heightened tensions in Jerusalem
“The situation in the Haram Al Sharif / Temple Mount area, exacerbated by persistent closing of places of prayer, has become alarming”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. The minister expressed firm condemnation for recent acts of violence against religious representatives, security forces and defenceless civilians in some areas of Jerusalem. […]
Read moreGentiloni condemns crimes against Christians in Pakistan
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni condemned the brutal burning alive of two Christians in Pakistan. “A shameful act that provokes deep indignation”, asserted Gentiloni, who urged the Pakistani government to do everything possible to bring the guilty to justice. “What has happened in Pakistan is the latest unacceptable aggression against Christians, […]
Read moreGentiloni speaks with foreign ministers of principal EU partners, Ukraine and Serbia
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had an exchange of views today with the foreign ministers of Spain, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland on topics ranging from the stabilisation of the Mediterranean basin, and particularly Libya, to the crisis in the Middle East, migration flows and recent developments in Ukraine. The discussions […]
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