Gentiloni meets Maltese Foreign Minister, Vella. Libyan crisis and immigration emergency discussed
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Maltese Foreign Minister, George Vella, today 17 February 2015. The two ministers discussed the Libyan crisis and the immigration emergency. “This is a particularly sensitive time for the equilibria of the Mediterranean, which are a priority for our two countries”, declared Minister Gentiloni. […]
Read moreGentiloni meets the Senegalese Foreign Minister
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Senegalese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mankeur Ndiaye, at the Farnesina today. Bilateral cooperation on migration issues in the framework of the Rabat Process was one of the main subjects for discussion. “Senegal is a strategic country for us in achieving the goals of […]
Read moreGentiloni: letter to EU for deeper commitment to Mediterranean emergency
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni sent a letter today to the European Union urging deeper commitment to the ongoing emergency in the Mediterranean region. The letter was addressed to High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and the other six […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with Portuguese foreign minister. Common concern for Libya and commitment to strengthen Triton
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met this morning with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Rui Machete. Their cordial meeting confirmed the excellent status of bilateral relations and underscored and reinforced existing affinities. On priority current international events, in particular, Gentiloni and Machete shared “a pressing concern for developments under […]
Read moreGreater engagement in Libya with UN. I will report to Parliament Thursday, says Gentiloni
“The temporary closing of our embassy in Tripoli has taken place in a rapid and orderly fashion, and for this I would like to thank all those responsible at the Farnesina and the other ministries that collaborated on the operation. The closing was made necessary as a result of the deteriorating situation in Libya”, said […]
Read moreLibya: Embassy of Italy in Tripoli suspends activity
The Embassy of Italy in Tripoli today suspended activities in light of deteriorating security conditions. All staff were temporarily repatriated by sea. Essential services are to be ensured in any case. Over recent weeks, and up until a few hours ago, the Farnesina and the Embassy in Tripoli has been advising Italian nationals in Libya, […]
Read moreGentiloni: cordoglio per la scomparsa di Michele Ferrero
“Con Michele Ferrero scompare uno dei massimi esponenti della nostra imprenditoria, che ha saputo, con il lavoro e il sacrificio, coniugare l’innovazione con la tradizione e la genuinita’ italiane”. Con queste parole il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha espresso il cordoglio per la scomparsa di Michele Ferrero: “Ferrero è un […]
Read moreDella Vedova da lunedì in Myanmar e Bangladesh
Il Sottosegretario di Stato agli Affari Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova si recherà dal 17 al 20 febbraio in visita in Myanmar e Bangladesh. Nella capitale birmana Nay Pyi Taw e a Yangon Della Vedova incontrerà membri del governo, tra cui il Ministro degli Esteri, Wunna Maung Lwin e il Vice Ministro della Cultura, Sanda Khin, […]
Read moreYemen – Italy temporarily closes its embassy in Sana’a
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has decided to close the Embassy of Italy in Sana’a temporarily in view of recent events and the progressive deterioration in security conditions. The decision was taken within the framework of an international coordination effort that has led to the closing by various nations of their embassies […]
Read moreFarnesina: Undersecretary Giro congratulates Guatemalan Ambassador Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée on election as President of IILA and Brazilian Ambassador Ricardo Neiva as Vice-President
Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Vice-President of the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) Mario Giro hailed the election of Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée as IILA President, succeeding Mexican Ambassador Miguel Ruíz-Cabañas Izquierdo. “We were unanimous on our choice of the Ambassador and in our thanks to the Ambassador […]
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