Statement by Minister Angelino Alfano at the Ministerial Conference for Peace in the Middle East. Paris, 15th January 2017
(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Mr. President, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to thank President Hollande and Foreign Minister Ayrault for organising this event. Italy has supported the French initiative since the very beginning. To bring together all those countries committed to the goal of a fair […]
Read moreStatement delivered by Minister Alfano at the Security Council Open Debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security” – New York, 10 January 2017
(The authentic text is only the one actually spoken) Excellencies, Colleagues, Mr. Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen. Allow me to praise the Swedish Presidency for organising this debate. My gratitude also goes to the Secretary-General for his ambitious programme of action. As we begin the year, I look forward to an open, productive and fruitful working […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Challenges cannot be resolved with some brilliant military action» (Corriere della Sera)
Dear Editor-in Chief, If these days are harbingers of the year to come, Europe will truly have some stormy waters to negotiate. And the centre of the upheaval, more than ever, will be the Mediterranean – with Italy in the front line, therefore, for historical, geographical, economic and cultural reasons. Wondering if the government’s policy […]
Read moreArticle by Minister Gentiloni – An End to Ambiguity (l’Unità)
Emotions ran, and are running, high both because of the sheer extent of the massacre and for the bonds that we have with Paris and with the French people. Beyond emotions, however, and the pledge to raise all national security levels, we are obliged to look at the future implications of this terrible attack in […]
Read moreIntervento del sottosegretario Mario Giro in occasione degli Stati Generali della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Cari amici, Ricordatevi tre semplici cifre: 4,5 milioni, 80 milioni, 250 milioni. Sono questi i numeri dell’Italia nel mondo. E dell’italiano. Il presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi ha detto recentemente che “c’è grande voglia di Italia nel mondo”. E’ così, molto di più di quanto pensiamo. Sono 4,5 […]
Read moreMinister Mogherini’s message for the commemoration of the Marzabotto massacres
Dear friends, Unfortunately, although I would have wished to I cannot take part in the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Nazi-Fascist massacre at Marzabotto and other communities of the area, due to an appointment in Brussels for the parliamentary hearing on the position of European High Representative for Foreign and Defence Policy. I […]
Read moreSpeech by Minister Mogherini at the event “Ending child marriage: towards a more gender equitable world”
(Please check against text as delivered) I am very pleased to participate in such an important event, promoted by Canada and co-organized by Italy, together with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with the sponsorship of Zambia and Yemen. According to UNICEF, a third of all teenagers worldwide is forced to enter into marriage […]
Read moreMessaggio del ministro Federica Mogherini in occasione della commemorazione della tragedia di Marcinelle
Dear Italian friends, Each year we reconfirm the pain and sorrow that we share with all of you for what happened at Marcinelle in the summer of 1956. Europe’s greatest mining disaster took the lives of 262 persons, 136 of whom were Italians. It was precisely in order to keep the memory of that tragedy […]
Read moreIntervento del ministro Mogherini alla Commissione economica per l’America Latina e il Caribe (Cepal) di Santiago del Cile
(Please check against actual speech delivered) Europe and Latin America are bound by deep historical, political, socio-economic and linguistic ties. Beyond these interconnections, our two continents are united by a strong ideational conviction, which will be the focus of my remarks today: that is the belief that regionalism is the most effective route to pursue […]
Read moreIntervento del ministro Federica Mogherini sugli sviluppi della situazione in Medio Oriente – Camera dei Deputati, 29 luglio 2014
(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Consentitemi di partire dal dolore e dal cordoglio che credo a nome non solo del governo, e di questo parlamento, ma di tutto il popolo italiano oggi esprimiamo a tutti coloro che, in queste ore, in questi giorni, hanno perso un figlio, un fratello, una madre, una persona […]
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