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Press Releases
28 October 2015
Gentiloni – Meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UNODC

The main threats to global security were the focus of discussion at the Farnesina today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov. Minister Gentiloni underscored Italy’s support for and […]

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28 October 2015
Triennale di Milano will support economic recovery, says Gentiloni

The 21st International Exposition of the Triennale di Milano “will be a way to support the recovery of our economy. It will also help us recover confidence in our ability to attract foreign investment, in our export system, and in the possibility that the country, its businesses, its institutions, its reforms and its civil society […]

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Press Releases
23 October 2015
Gentiloni meets Foreign Minister of Mongolia

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Lundeg Purevsuren, at the Farnesina today. Minister Purevsuren is visiting Italy during the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Mongolia. The meeting was an opportunity to recall the continuous progress in all […]

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23 October 2015
Gentiloni meets with Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church. The meeting fell within the framework of Italy’s privileged relations with Lebanon and the country’s Christian community. Discussions concerned the complex political-institutional crisis in Lebanon that for a year and a half has […]

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22 October 2015
Gentiloni: Conversation with Abbas, restore calm on the ground

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation this afternoon with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he expressed Italy’s deep concern over the explosion of violence in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip , as he had done earlier this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Gentiloni expressed the […]

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21 October 2015
Gentiloni: Conversation with Netanyahu, call for de-escalation

This morning the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Minister expressed Italy’s concern over the recent rise in episodes of violence, particularly in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Gentiloni renewed the call for all the parties to contribute to a […]

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20 October 2015
OSCE – Minister Gentiloni at the first day of the Mediterranean Conference

The 2015 edition of the Conference of OSCE countries and the six Mediterranean partners (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel and Jordan) is being hosted by Jordan on 20 and 21 October in Sweimeh on the banks of the Dead Sea. The conference is dedicated to the theme “Common Security in the Mediterranean region – challenges […]

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17 October 2015
Gentiloni hails approval of UNESCO resolution on urgent intervention in crisis areas

“I would like to express my deep satisfaction with the decision by UNESCO to institute a mechanism for the coordination of urgent interventions in crisis areas”, stated Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “This response to Italy’s proposal confirms our country’s guiding role in the defence of cultural heritage at risk in […]

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15 October 2015
Gentiloni: Italian Development Cooperation is growing again after years of decline, says Gentiloni

“Italian Development Cooperation is growing again after years of decline. The is a historic change that strengthens Italy’s international role in helping developing countries. The additional funding will enable our country to implement a realignment plan for our official development assistance and use our contribution to better effect. This will be done by financing international […]

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15 October 2015
Expo – World Food Day – Italy’s pledge to contribution

  An Italy represented at the highest institutional levels took the occasion of World Food Day, celebrated at the Milan EXPO, to reconfirm its pledge to contribute to achieving the goal of a “generation without hunger” on a “planet at peace” because it is “nourished”. Concepts repeatedly underscored by both Head of State Sergio Mattarella […]

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9 October 2015
Minister Gentiloni meets Faiz al Siraj, proposed as premier by the UN Envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has had a discussion with Faiz al Siraj, proposed as premier by the United Nations Envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon, yesterday evening [11 October 2015]. The proposal comes after months of negotiations. Minister Gentiloni offered al Siraj his best wishes for the rapid installation of […]

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