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21 October 2015

Gaiani new Director General for Global Affairs

Massimo Gaiani is the Director General for Global Issues and for Asia, Sub Saharian Africa, Latin America at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as of 20 October 2015. He previously served as Ambassador of Italy to Albania (since December 2011). He entered the diplomatic service in 1982. Since then, he has […]

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3 June 2015

Bavaria welcomes Prime Minister Renzi for the G7

On 7 and 8 June the world will be Bavaria’s guest, with the heads of state and government of the G7 countries meeting at Schloss Elmau to tackle key global themes. The Free State of Bavaria is welcoming its guests with a special initiative: each day from Saturday 30 May to Friday 5 June the […]

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25 September 2014

UN: G7 Deauville Partnership

The foreign ministers of the G7 Deauville Partnership joined member state representatives of Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen at a meeting in New York with representatives of regional and international organisations and of international financial institutions. The meeting offered an opportunity to confront topics such as democratic transition, economic development and modernisation, in […]

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25 March 2014

Ukraine: G7, diplomatic channel remains open – Mogherini, next G7 not the definitive end to the G8

In a declaration by the G7 in The Hague, the Group of 7 leaders observed that Russia’s support for the OSCE mission in Ukraine was “a step in the right direction” and that they would “suspend our participation in the G-8 until Russia changes course and the environment comes back to where the G-8 is […]

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25 March 2014

Ukraine – G7: diplomatic avenues remain open

In a declaration by the G7 in The Hague, the Group of 7 leaders observed that Russia’s support for the OSCE mission in Ukraine was “a step in the right direction” and that they would “suspend our participation in the G-8 until Russia changes course and the environment comes back to where the G-8 is […]

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12 March 2014

Ukraine: G7-EU appeal to Russia – Italian Cooperation aid, focus on solidarity with people of Ukraine

In a statement issued today the leaders of the G7 country members and the Presidents of the European Council and European Commission urged Moscow to “cease all efforts to change the status of Crimea contrary to Ukrainian law and in violation of international law”. They then appealed to Russia to “de-escalate the conflict in Crimea […]

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Press Releases

3 October 2013

Libya: meeting between SG Valensise and Minister Ali’ Zidan – Press Release

The political stabilisation of Libya and its security were the focus of secretary general Michele Valensise’s meeting in Tripoli today with Libyan prime minister Ali’ Zidan, foreign minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz and other political exponents. Ambassador Valensise confirmed Italy’s support at the delicate stage, and reiterated the Italian government’s willingness to launch the military training […]

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Press Releases

12 July 2013

Archi meets with Russian counterpart Ryabkov on G8 / G20 concerns and disarmament

On the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi held a long and cordial meeting in Moscow with Russian Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov on the multilateral concerns of the G8/G20 and issues regarding disarmament. With regard to the former, the Deputy Ministers exchanged national viewpoints on multilateral G8 topics after the recent […]

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11 April 2013

G8 Ministerial Meeting in London – Syria: maintain positive spirit of Rome, says Monti

“The positive spirit of the meeting in Rome on 28 February must be maintained in order to foster the conditions for a timely political solution, with Assad’s exit from the scene and the launch of a transition toward democracy and the rule of law”. Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti spoke at the […]

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27 April 2012

EU-ASEAN SUMMIT (Brunei) – Terzi: Italy proposes mention of cooperation on piracy in conclusions

In the final conclusions of the EU-ASEAN Summit under way in Brunei, Italy has successfully promoted, “here as it did at the G8, the insertion of references in two separate parts of the text, to cooperation between the EU and ASEAN against piracy, not only in generic terms but with explicit mention of the international […]

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13 April 2012

G8: appeal to UN for North Korea and Syria – Italy’s piracy proposal embraced, highly significant, says Terzi

The countries of the G8 agreed to appeal to the UN Security Council for “appropriate measures” against North Korea for its attempt to send a Kwangmyongsong-3 Satellite into orbit; the foreign ministers also urged the UN to send observers to Syria to verify and ensure implementation of the Kofi Annan plan, since what has been […]

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13 April 2012

Dichiarazione Ministri Esteri G8 (in translation)

We, the G-8 Foreign Ministers, condemn the launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is a violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, and 1874. Sharing the view that the launch undermines regional peace and stability, we call on the DPRK to abstain from further launches using ballistic missile technology or […]

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