Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

17 December 2016

Alfano: “Syria, 25 million euros to support humanitarian activities”

“Also in 2017 we will not fail giving our support to the victims of the conflict in Syria. The Italian Government has allocated 25 million euros to finance humanitarian activities in the Country and in the region,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He continued: “It is our wish and […]

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Interviews

16 December 2016

Alfano: «The Government does not have a date of expiry. We need to immediately pass a new Italicum electoral law» (Il Messsaggero)

The new government does not have “consume by” date. This is the opinion of Angelino Alfano, the newly appointed Foreign Minister and leader of the New Centre-Right Party, who said that early elections are not on the agenda of the Government majority and that Matteo Renzi has no intention to shorten the life of the […]

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Press Releases

15 December 2016

Syria: Minister Alfano calls UN Special Envoy to Syria, Staffan De Mistura

During a telephone conversation today with Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Staffan De Mistura, confirmed the beginning of evacuations of civilians from Eastern Aleppo. Mr De Mistura also reiterated the need for the United Nations to monitor such operations. Minister Alfano expressed his profound concern for the humanitarian emergency […]

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14 December 2016

Message of greetings by the Hon. Minister Angelino Alfano to the personnel of the Foreign Ministry serving in Italy and abroad

It is with a keen sense of honour and enthusiasm that I take office as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the eve for a very important year for Italy at international level. In 2017 we will hold the Chair of the G7, sit on the UN Security Council, host the 60th […]

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9 December 2016

International Anti-Corruption Day 2016

Fighting corruption, being one of the Government’s top priorities, has increasingly become a tool of foreign policy and judicial diplomacy. To celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2016, on 13 December the Foreign Ministry  hosts the high-level event entitled “Fighting corruption, economic growth and the activities of Italian companies abroad”. The initiative focuses on the relationship […]

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Press Releases

7 December 2016

Minister Gentiloni expresses satisfaction for the decision of Montenegro’s Judicial Authorities in favour of Italian citizen Flavio Bianco

The Foreign Ministry has been informed that the judicial Authorities of Montenegro have decided to return the passport to Flavio Bianco, an Italian citizen arrested last April and on bail up to a few hours ago, with the obligation to reside in the Balkan Country. Mr Bianco can now return to Italy to spend the […]

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Interviews

7 December 2016

Paolo Gentiloni, Sebastian Kurz, Frank-Walter Steinmeier: «The role of the OSCE. We must develop conflict prevention instruments» (Corriere della Sera)

We are going through a complex historic cycle. Crises and conflicts are hitting us in quick succession and with full force. Take Syria, Yemen, Libya, Iraq or Afghanistan. But times are also turbulent here in Europe. The very question of war and peace has returned to our continent with Russia’s annexation of Crimea in violation […]

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Press Releases

2 December 2016

Sudan. Let’s work together to combat illegal migration, Minister Gentiloni told Minister Ghandour

“Sudan is a strategic player in regional equilibriums: a stabler Sudan means more peace and stability in Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa,” said Foreign Minister Gentiloni at the end of the meeting with his Sudanese counterpart, Ibrahim A. Ghandour, on the sidelines of the Rome MED 2016 conference. He added: “We want to cooperate even […]

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Press Releases

1 December 2016

Meeting between Gentiloni and Johnson to discuss Brexit, the Syrian and Libyan crises and the Western Balkans

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni today met with the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, on the sidelines of the Rome Med 2016 Conference. In addition to exchanging opinions on the perspective Brexit negotiation process, the two ministers shared their respective evaluations on the Libyan crisis and its fallout on the […]

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1 December 2016

Mediterranean Dialogues: Rome is the hub for reviewing strategies

The second edition of the Rome-hosted MED Forum – Mediterranean Dialogues, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the ISPI (Institute for International Political Studies), closed today. Shared security, fighting terrorism, the future of the Middle East – with a special focus on Syria and Libya – immigration, energy, growth, and […]

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1 December 2016

Union for the Mediterranean’s Ministerial Conference on Energy

Only a few days after the closing of the COP22 conference in Marrakech and concomitantly with the opening of the second edition of the Rome Med Dialogues, today the Farnesina is hosting the Ministerial Conference on Energy of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), with the participation of 43 Countries from the two shores of […]

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Press Releases

30 November 2016

Iraq – Gentiloni to al-Jaafari: Italy stands by your side

“We are standing by you while Mosul is being liberated and we will continue to be by your side through the post-Daesh stabilisation process. Italy intends to keep its commitment in the region, by supporting the Baghdad Government and the anti-ISIL coalition through the carrying out of crucially important activities, such as the restructuring of […]

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