Article by Minister Gentiloni “A leader’s vision” (L’Unità)
Barack Obama is closing his eight-year mandate at the White House reaping a high level of popularity. He found an America affected by the most severe economic crisis since the end of the two world wars, and involved, with thousands of soldiers on the ground, in conflicts increasingly difficult to be justified. He is leaving […]
Read moreInterview with Paolo Gentiloni – “Obama’s legacy is the fight against inequalities”
Mr Minister, there was a special feeling also between Bush and Berlusconi: what makes it different from the one between Obama and Renzi? “The connection between Renzi an Obama is not only based on a geopolitical convenience but on an analogy of ideals. They have a similar way of seeing the problems of the world.” […]
Read moreGentiloni: «It will be a definitive defeat but terrrorism will not end» (Il Messaggero)
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is already looking forward to after the battle. «The final defeat of Daesh, the self-proclaimed Caliphate, is within reach,» he said. However, we cannot make the same mistakes of the past, we must avoid acts of vengeance and go beyond the simple military dimension of the fight against terrorism». Minister, how long will it […]
Read more«Tutti pazzi per l’italiano, la lingua delle insegne» (la Repubblica Affari & Finanza)
«La promozione della lingua italiana nel mondo è uno strumento essenziale di politica estera nonché un innegabile fattore di crescita economica». A parlare è il viceministro degli Esteri Mario Giro, ideatore degli stati generali della lingua italiana, un progetto lanciato dalla Farnesina per stimolare la diffusione dell’italiano all’estero. Al di là dell’intrinseco valore dell’internazionalizzazione di […]
Read morePaolo Gentiloni and Maurizio Martina: “A Week in which to promote Made in Italy cuisine” (Il Sole 24 Ore)
A legacy from Expo Milano 2015 that the Government is bringing forward is the «Food Act» project, which includes the protocol of understanding signed last March to promote Italian high-quality cuisine abroad. Thanks to this, we have created for the first time a team that puts together institutions, companies, chambers of commerce, the world of […]
Read moreGentiloni: “An absurd resolution with a waning consensus” (Corriere della Sera)
“UNESCO’s denial of the connection between Judaism and the holy sites in Jerusalem is absurd, but it has been going on for years. The number of countries shifting their votes from yes to abstain is increasing,” said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in an interview with the daily newspaper Corriere. Continuing on the issue of Italy […]
Read moreGiro: «Washington investe su Roma per cambiare l’Europa» (Unità)
Iraq, Siria, Libia. Un Medio Oriente in fiamme non può attendere i tempi dell’Europa. Il mondo non si ferma per aspettare il voto francese e quello tedesco della primavera-autunno 2017. Guerre e fughe s’intrecciano sempre più. Ed è per questo che il Consiglio Europeo di domani non deve trasformarsi in un ennesimo nulla di fatto. […]
Read moreGentiloni: “The Italian language, a heritage to protect” (Il Messaggero)
Tomorrow and the day after Florence will host the second edition of the Joint Action for the Italian Language in the World. I would like to dedicate it to a great Statesman who devoted so much effort to promoting our language: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Spreading the Italian language is part of our Country’s foreign policy. […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Culture is the helm for smoother sailing in the region’s troubled waters» (The Daily Star)
During my forthcoming visit to Lebanon I will have the pleasure to inaugurate the newly renovated basement pavilions of the National Museum of Beirut, a symbol of Lebanon’s unique mosaic of communities and cultures. The Italian government had made steady contributions over the years to the preservation of the Lebanese cultural heritage. In the past, […]
Read moreGiro: «Velo di tristezza, ma sull’armistizio non si può votare» (Avvenire)
Un risultato totalmente insoddisfacente, che fa calare un velo di tristezza su ciò che era stato faticosamente raggiunto. Peraltro tutti i sondaggi davano in vantaggio il sì, ennesima dimostrazione di quanto poco ci si possa fidare di queste rilevazioni». Netto il giudizio del viceministro degli Esteri Mario Giro, che ha rappresentato il governo italiano alla […]
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