Ministri precedenti

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4 December 2015

MED 2015 Conference : a positive Mediterranean agenda

Minister Paolo Gentiloni will join ISPI president Paolo Magri in a press conference for the presentation of the MED 2015 Mediterranean Dialogues Conference  “Beyond Turmoil, a positive Agenda” to be held from 10 to 12 December. The conference will focus on current challenges and transformations in a Mediterranean that has become the epicentre of international […]

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3 December 2015

Osce – Minister Gentiloni at the 22nd Ministerial Council

The OSCE Ministerial Council to under way in Belgrade under the Chairmanship of Serbia will be followed by those of Germany (2016) and Austria (2017). Participants in the event will include representatives of the Organisation’s 57 Member States, 6 Mediterranean Partners (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel and Jordan) and 6 Asian Partners, in addition to […]

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2 December 2015

Libya – Gentiloni-Kerry bilateral

Italy and the United States have pledged to work together intensively over the coming weeks in an effort to garner the international community’s fullest support for the formation of a government of national unity in Libya. The announcement came from Minister Paolo Gentiloni following a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in […]

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Press Releases

30 November 2015

Gentiloni: increase diplomatic commitment on behalf of accord in Libya

“We must increase our diplomatic commitment on behalf of accord amongst the parties in Libya”. This was the message Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni sent out to his various colleagues and other members of the audience, including UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler and Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader […]

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30 November 2015

Minister Gentiloni receives new UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met at the Farnesina today with UN High Commissioner for Refugees appointee Filippo Grandi. Their meeting offered an opportunity for an exchange of views on migration and on the contribution Italy could make to its management through increasingly close collaboration with the UNHCR. “Grandi’s appointment is […]

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26 November 2015

Gentiloni meets by telephone with Turkish foreign minister

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received a telephone call today from Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu following the events that led to the downing of the Russian SU-24 aircraft. Pointing out Turkey’s crucial role in regional stability and within the common framework of the Atlantic Alliance, Gentiloni underscored the importance of […]

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25 November 2015

Minister Gentiloni phones Foreign Minister designate of the Republic of Argentina

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni spoke by telephone with foreign minister designate of the Republic of Argentina Susana Malcorra. In extending his congratulations, Gentiloni wished to establish initial contact with his counterpart in that key Latin American country. The head of the Farnesina expressed his conviction that Minister Malcorra’s lengthy experience […]

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24 November 2015

Minister Gentiloni attends the “7th Aspen Southeast Europe Foreign Ministers’ Conference”

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be addressing the Aspen Southeast Europe Foreign Ministers’ Conference taking place today in Berlin. Now in its 7th edition, the conference is organised by Aspen Institute Germany with Auswaertiges Amt, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Embassy in Berlin, […]

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23 November 2015

Rule of law and Agenda 2030 – IDLO’s Assembly of Parties at the Farnesina

The Assembly of Parties of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) took place today at the Farnesina. Based in Rome, IDLO is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting the rule of law and good governance in developing countries, countries undergoing economic transition and countries emerging from armed conflict. The meeting, attended by representatives of over […]

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23 November 2015

Discussion by Gentiloni and the UN Special Representative for Libya, Kobler

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the United Nations Secretary General’s new Special Representative for Libya, Martin Kobler, at the Farnesina today. Mr Kobler was taking part in his first visit to a foreign capital since his appointment. Kobler’s mandate starts from the proposed agreement advanced by Bernardino Leon and […]

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23 November 2015

Laura Frigenti appointed Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has appointed Laura Frigenti as Director of the new Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, at Minister Gentiloni’s proposal. Ms Frigenti was chosen through a public selection process, at the end of which the selection committee submitted a shortlist of 5 names to Minister Gentiloni, all of them highly qualified in development […]

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20 November 2015

Minister Gentiloni meets the Foreign Minister of Burundi, Alain Aimé Nyamitwe

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Burundi, Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, at the Farnesina this morning, 20 November 2015. Gentiloni told his opposite number of his keen concern over the situation in in Burundi as regards human rights and the fundamental freedoms. […]

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