Venezuela: Under-Secretary Mario Giro hails grant of house arrest in Scarano case
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro expressed the Italian government’s deep satisfaction with the Venezuelan judiciary authorities’ concession of home arrest to Enzo Scarano. “We have made repeated requests for house arrest”, the under-secretary said, “and we now express our thanks to the Caracas Supreme Court of Justice”. Italy continues to monitor […]
Read moreVenezuela: Under-Secretary Mario Giro hails grant of house arrest in Scarano case
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro expressed the Italian government’s deep satisfaction with the Venezuelan judiciary authorities’ concession of home arrest to Enzo Scarano. “We have made repeated requests for house arrest”, the under-secretary said, “and we now express our thanks to the Caracas Supreme Court of Justice”. Italy continues to monitor […]
Read moreGentiloni: hopes for Libya, no to would-be saboteurs of dialogue
“The results of the first round of talks in Geneva brings new hope for a solution to Libya’s political, security, institutional and economic crisis. We have the unceasing efforts of UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Bernardino Leon to thank for this significant development, to whom Italy has extended every possible support”, said Minister for Foreign […]
Read moreCOMITES. Elections to be repeated in 24 districts.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will repeat COMITES elections in the districts where no list was either submitted or approved”, announced Under-Secretary Mario Giro. The COMITES in question are: Vienna, Liege, Lyon, Nice, Athens, Dublin, Oslo, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Prague, Bucharest, San Marino, Madrid, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bangkok, Pretoria, Cape Town, Perth, Chicago, […]
Read moreDichiarazione Congiunta sulla Libia dei Governi di Francia, Germania, Italia, Spagna, Regno Unito e Stati Uniti
Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States applaud the extraordinary efforts of Bernardino Leon, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, and welcome his announcement of a new […]
Read moreLibia: Gentiloni, bene nuova sessione dialogo politico a Ginevra
“L’annuncio da parte del Rappresentante Speciale del Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite per la Libia Bernardino Leon che le parti coinvolte hanno concordato sullo svolgimento di una nuova sessione di dialogo politico la settimana prossima a Ginevra rappresenta uno sviluppo importante e a lungo atteso nel quadro degli sforzi della comunità internazionale di porre fine […]
Read moreGentiloni: Telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, had a telephone conversation yesterday afternoon, 4 January 2015. Their talk included an up-date on the negotiations for a global and verifiable agreement on Iran’s nuclear capability, which have been extended until 30 June. A successful outcome of […]
Read moreLibya: Gentiloni, Italy endorses UN appeal
“Italy endorses the United Nations appeal to the various Libyan parties not to engage in new conflict”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s statement after a meeting with UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon and after today’s meeting at the Farnesina with Italian ambassador Giuseppe Buccino. “Repeated military ground and air […]
Read moreFire on the Norman Atlantic ferry: Gentiloni speaks by phone with Venizelos
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni spoke by telephone with Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos regarding the fire on the Italian ferry, the Norman Atlantic, off the coast of Greece. Minister Gentiloni and his Greek opposite number reviewed the situation and continue to monitor developments, maintaining close contact […]
Read moreSomalia: terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Minister Gentiloni monitoring situation through Crisis Unit
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni has been closely monitoring the situation regarding a terrorist attack by the members of Al-Shabaab on the Mogadishu headquarters of the African Union in Somalia (Amisom). Through the ministry’s Crisis Unit , he has been able to verify that six Italian nationals, one of which an […]
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