Ministri precedenti

Accreditation Notices

8 February 2017

ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Signing of the joint declaration between Min. Alfano and his Tunisian colleague Jhinaoui (Hotel Boscolo Exedra, 9 February 2017)

The Minister of Foreign Affaris and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will sign on 9 February, at 9 a.m. at the Hotel Boscolo Exedra in Rome, a joint declaration with his Tunisian colleague, Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui.  The text illustrates the bilateral cooperation priorities in various sectors, including the partnership for development, the electric power interconnections, youth exchanges, […]

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Press Releases

8 February 2017

Alfano will sign Italo-Tunisian joint declaration tomorrow

The Minister of Foreign Affaris and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will sign on 9 February, at 9 a.m. at the Hotel Boscolo Exedra in Rome, a joint declaration with his Tunisian colleague, Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui.  The text illustrates the bilateral cooperation priorities in various sectors, including the partnership for development, the electric power interconnections, youth exchanges, […]

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Press Releases

8 February 2017

Minister Alfano and the Farnesina express their condolences for the death of Ambassador Giacomelli

Minister Angelino Alfano and the entire staff of the  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation express their condolences after the death of Ambassador Giorgio Giacomelli and extend their deepest sympathies to the family.  Throughout his  30 years of service to the country with highly prestigious mandates, Giorgio Giacomelli served as an ambassador to Somalia […]

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Speeches

6 February 2017

Speech by the Hon. Minister at the event hosted by Confindustria: “How much is Italy’s economic diplomacy worth? The economic impact of the Farnesina’s support to Italian companies” – Tuesday, 31 January 2017

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to express a heart-felt thanks to President Boccia and to all our friends of Confindustria for the warm welcome. As you know, I have just returned to Rome from a very important mission to the Emirates. Economic diplomacy is what […]

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Interviews

6 February 2017

Alfano: «Populism will not prevail. I hope the French will choose to remain in Europe» (La Stampa)

While waiting to take off for Brussels to attend a meeting of the European Foreign Ministers this morning, Angelino Alfano admits he cannot imagine a victory by Marine Le Pen capable of breaking up Europe. On the contrary, he admits that he finds nothing “scandalous” in the possibility of talking of a multi-speed Europe in […]

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Interviews

5 February 2017

Letter to the editor from Minister Alfano – “The strength of a Union of concentric circles” (Corriere della Sera)

I am surprised at the great stir caused by the statements recently released by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a two-speed Europe. In Europe, different speeds, concentric circles and a differentiation according to the context, are already a reality. The issue therefore is not “if” but how and when to come to terms with this […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2017

Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with his Macedonian counterpart Minister Poposki

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, last evening had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Poposki. The conversation – held on the eve of the Foreign and Energy ministerial meetings of the six Balkan Countries, representing a significant step towards the Western […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2017

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, receives his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, at the Farnesina today

The rich agenda of the talks focused on the bilateral relations between the two countries, with special attention to the interests of Italian companies in Qatar and actions to attract Qatari investments in Italy. Moreover, Minister Alfano and Sheikh Al-Thani examined the current situation in Libya and Syria and discussed the state of the peace process […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2017

Russia: Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Minister Lavrov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey V. Lavrov. The two ministers agreed to meet shortly, at the first possible opportunity, which will be in Bonn on 16 and 17 February, on the fringes of the G20 Meeting. […]

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Press Releases

2 February 2017

Alfano: Visit to the Italo-Latin American Institute

“Italy and Latin America: they are not separated by the sea but united by the sea of History, Culture and Traditions and shared human events: between us is this wonderful sea that unites us!,” wrote Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the Book of Guests of Honour of the Italo-Latin […]

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Press Releases

2 February 2017

USA: Minister Alfano congratulates the new Secretary of State

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, addressed a message of congratulations to the new United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. “I would like to express my warmest wishes for all possible success in your office,” Mr Alfano wrote in his letter to Tillerson. He added: “I am convinced that the […]

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In detail

1 February 2017

Farnesina, “Fund for Africa” Decree presented to the press

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, held a press conference today, on the occasion of the signing of the “Fund for Africa” Decree. “Two-hundred million euros to cooperate in the fight against irregular immigration to stop departures and suppress the trafficking of human beings. With this decree, we have enforced the […]

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