Speech by the Honourable Foreign Minister at the First Italian-Arab Business Forum
Milan, 12 October 2017 Minister Zayed Alzayani, (Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Bahrain), President Cesare Trevisani (President of the new Joint Italian Arab Chamber; Vice-President of the Trevi Group), It is my immense pleasure to participate in launching the Joint Italian Arab Chamber. I would like to welcome you to Milan today. We […]
Read moreSpeech by the Honourable Foreign Minister at the 4th Italian-Swiss Forum for Dialogue
Lugano, 9 October 2017 Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter President Bertoli Rector Boas Erez State Councillors Mr Mayor Mr De Benedetti Mr Mario Botta Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to extend my thanks to the Università della Svizzera Italiana hosting the event and to all the main players contributing to organising this Forum: Avenir […]
Read moreAddress by the Hon. Minister at the Presentation of the Report “At the Root of Exodus: food security, conflict, and international migration”
(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Executive Director David Beasley, Prof Enrico Giovannini, Your Excellencies the Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very grateful to the World Food Programme, the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development and the Italian Cooperation Agency for engaging in the teamwork that produced this initiative aimed at exploring […]
Read moreSpeech of the Hon. Minister on the occasion of the Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Mozambique Peace Agreements
(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) It is a pleasure for me to warmly welcome to the Farnesina, in particular:– Deputy Minister Joaquim Verissimo– Deputy Minister Mario Giro– Prof. Andrea RiccardiToday is a beautiful day. We are celebrating 25 years of peace in Mozambique and at the same time we are celebrating […]
Read more“Women Mediators Networks” (UNGA)
(The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered) Madam President Samba Panza, Minister Bushati, Ambassador Menéndez, Executive Director Mlambo-Nguka, Director Thania Paffenholz, Representatives of Women Mediators Networks, Ladies and gentlemen, “Mediterranean” means “in the middle of land”. Some civilizations have called it “the Middle Sea”. A “Middle Sea” between South Europe and […]
Read moreAddress by the Hon. Minister at the High-Level Meeting on Somalia co-chaired by Italy, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia and Somalia
(The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered) Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Somalia has made important progress and is on a positive trajectory. The Country is defining its new State building process and tackling the issues that hinder stability: from the fight against Al Shabaab and Daesh, to economic development. […]
Read moreDiscorso dell’On. Ministro all’evento AVSI “Rifugiati e migranti” sulla “via italiana” tra aiuto allo sviluppo e domanda di sicurezza
New York, UNGA, 19 settembre 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Dear colleagues, Mr. Giampaolo Silvestri, Mr. Giampaolo Pioli, Mr. Lorenzo Vidino, Ms. Elena Riva, Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for joining us today! I was born and raised in Sicily by the Mediterranean Sea, facing the coast […]
Read moreEvent “Protecting cultural heritage from terrorism and mass atrocities: links and common responsibilities”
(The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered) High Representative Federica Mogherini, Director General Irina Bokova, Executive Director Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director Simon Adams, Ladies and gentlemen, In this interconnected world, we can download almost anything from the internet. But we cannot download values. They must be our “moral browser”, […]
Read moreAddress by the Hon. Minister at the inauguration of the new head offices of ALA – Advanced Logistics for Aerospace – Naples, 3 October 2017
The authentic text is only the one actually delivered Dear Mr Fulvio Scannapieco , Minister Giuliano Poletti, Mr Ambrogio Prezioso, Mr Roberto Scaramella, Thank you for inviting me to participate in the inauguration of the new head offices of this marvellous Italian business enterprise. And the fact that this business developed in a region of […]
Read moreAddress by the Hon. Minister at the event “Quality of the Italian Healthcare System – tourism and the attractiveness of local territories”
(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Farnesina, 4 October 2017 Honorable Giovanni Lolli, Director Mariadonata Bellentani, Director General Francesco Palumbo, Your Excellencies the Ambassadors, Dear Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the beginning of this year, the Bloomberg Health Index ranked us as the healthiest Country in the world. It came as […]
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