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Ministri precedenti

Press Releases
26 March 2015
Gentiloni: meeting with Turkish Minister for European Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received the Turkish Minister for European Affairs Volkan Bozkir today at the Farnesina. The meeting focused on Turkey’s European prospects, which Bozkir confirmed were a national priority and for which Gentiloni reiterated Italy’s support. The two ministers underscored the excellent status of bilateral relations, confirming that […]

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Press Releases
26 March 2015
Yemen: Italy informed by Saudi Arabia of raid intention. Gentiloni cites need to not jeopardise UN negotiation

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation received a telephone call yesterday afternoon from Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al-Faisal regarding the military initiative that the Riyadh government would be undertaking in the following hours in response to a request for assistance from legitimate Yemeni President Hadi. Minister Gentiloni expressed understanding for concerns […]

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Press Releases
24 March 2015
Alps Air Disaster: Gentiloni, United with victims and their families

“I was deeply struck by the news of the air disaster in the Alps and wish to express my solidarity with the victims and their families. Italy is united in grief with Germany, Spain, Turkey, Belgium and all the countries involved”, declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni.

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Press Releases
22 March 2015
JOINT STATEMENT ON LIBYA

 The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco. We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Bernardino Leon, the UNSMIL team and the Libyan participants and congratulate them  all  on the progress […]

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Interviews
20 March 2015
Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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Interviews
20 March 2015
Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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Press Releases
19 March 2015
First meeting today at the Farnesina of Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing to Daesh

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni opened the first meeting of the Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing of Daesh this morning at the Farnesina. The group was set up in implementation of the strategy agreed on by the countries most active in the Coalition, which have launched a strengthened cooperation […]

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Press Releases
19 March 2015
Farnesina: Gentiloni – Messahel meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met with Foreign Minister of Algeria Abdelkader Messahel at the Farnesina today to discuss the situation in Libya. Ministers Gentiloni and Messahel confirmed their determined commitment on behalf of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Libya, along with their full support for the process of […]

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In detail
18 March 2015
Gentiloni meets with Ban Ki-moon

Minister Paolo Gentiloni met today at the foreign ministry with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Libya, Italy’s role, the humanitarian emergency in conflict areas such as Syria, the fight against Daesh, as well as the unresolved issue of the two Italian marines detained for three years now in India, were the focus of a joint press […]

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Accreditation Notices
17 March 2015
ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Press Conference Minister Gentiloni—Ban Ki-moon

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the Farnesina on Wednesday 18 March at 8:30.   A joint press conference will follow the meetings. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – complete the […]

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Press Releases
17 March 2015
Gentiloni meets with UNESCAP representatives

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with the ambassadors accredited in Rome of the Asian member countries of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), one of five regional economic commissions that answer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The meeting, which […]

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Accreditation Notices
16 March 2015
ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Trilateral press conference Italy-Egypt-Algeria (Farnesina, 18 March 2015)

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet at the Farnesina on Wednesday 18 March 2015 with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel. A joint press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews […]

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