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Press Releases
7 November 2014
Gentiloni: Contacts with UN Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino Leon, and withTunisian and Palestinian foreign ministers, Mongi Hamdi and Ryad Al-Malki

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had talks today with the United Nations Special Representative for Libya,Bernardino Leon, and with the Tunisian and Palestinian foreign ministers, Mongi Hamdi and Ryad Al-Malki During his phone call with Mongi Hamdi, the two ministers discussed recent developments in Libya following the ruling by the […]

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6 November 2014
Gentiloni: Libya crisis a common threat – shared commitment to oppose Isis; Ukraine: room for political solution

The crisis in Libya – which could be exacerbated by the annulment of the elections decided by the Libyan constitutional court and subsequent dissolution of the parliament – poses a “threat, not only to Italy but to everyone”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, speaking during the inter-parliamentary conference at the […]

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Press Releases
5 November 2014
Gentiloni condemns crimes against Christians in Pakistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni condemned the brutal burning alive of two Christians in Pakistan. “A shameful act that provokes deep indignation”, asserted Gentiloni, who urged the Pakistani government to do everything possible to bring the guilty to justice. “What has happened in Pakistan is the latest unacceptable aggression against Christians, […]

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Press Releases
4 November 2014
Ue: Della Vedova presiede la prima riunione del Gruppo di lavoro sui crimini d’odio

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova ha presieduto oggi alla Farnesina, nel quadro del semestre di presidenza italiana dell’UE, la prima riunione del Gruppo di lavoro sui crimini di odio. “I crimini di odio – ha detto Della Vedova – colpiscono il tessuto sociale a tutti i livelli. Occorre un salto culturale oltre […]

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29 October 2014
Syria: refugees. Italy is playing its part – Berlin Conference decides on more funds for reception and aid

“Italy is playing its part, we’re doing a great deal to support the Lebanese armed forces, and we’re doing a great deal to support the refugees. Because the stability and prosperity of that region is vitally important to our own stability and prosperity”. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was speaking at the international conference in Berlin […]

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Press Releases
28 October 2014
Italy-Jordan: Mogherini and Judeh sign memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation on EU issues

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini signed a memorandum of understanding today with her Jordanian opposite number, Nasser Judeh, regarding Italian-Jordanian cooperation on European questions. The protocol, signed in the margins of the Berlin conference on Syrian refugees, envisages education and training programmes, joint research projects and exchanges of experts in the implementation of EU policies.

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Press Releases
25 October 2014
Iran: Mogherini, Reyhaneh a victim twice

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed grief at the death of Reyhaneh Jabbari, the young Iranian woman who was hung at dawn today. “The execution of Reyhaneh is a deep and painful wound”, Mogherini said. “We had all hoped that the international outcry might have saved the life of a young woman who, instead, […]

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Press Releases
23 October 2014
Immigrazione: Della Vedova incontra ministro Esteri bavarese Merk

Il sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri, Benedetto Della Vedova, ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il ministro della Baviera per le Questioni europee e l’Integrazione regionale, Beate Merk. Il colloquio ha consentito di mettere in luce le convergenze di vedute con il Land tedesco sul tema dei migranti e dei richiedenti asilo, una priorità del semestre di […]

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23 October 2014
Immigrazione: Della Vedova incontra ministro Esteri bavarese Merk

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Bavarian Minister for European Questions and Regional Integration Beate Merk. The meeting brought out a convergence of viewpoints with the German Land on the topic of migrants and asylum requests – one of the Italian EU presidency’s priority concerns […]

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23 October 2014
Equal Opportunity – Conference on the Beijing Platform for Action

The high-level presidential conference “Gender Equality in Europe: Unfinished Business? – Taking stock 20 years after the Beijing Platform for Action” is taking place in Rome on 23 and 24 October, within the framework of the Italian six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event is being held in the International Conference […]

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