Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

15 February 2015

Greater engagement in Libya with UN. I will report to Parliament Thursday, says Gentiloni

“The temporary closing of our embassy in Tripoli has taken place in a rapid and orderly fashion, and for this I would like to thank all those responsible at the Farnesina and the other ministries that collaborated on the operation. The closing was made necessary as a result of the deteriorating situation in Libya”, said […]

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Press Releases

15 February 2015

Gentiloni: cordoglio per la scomparsa di Michele Ferrero

“Con Michele Ferrero scompare uno dei massimi esponenti della nostra imprenditoria, che ha saputo, con il lavoro e il sacrificio, coniugare l’innovazione con la tradizione e la genuinita’ italiane”. Con queste parole il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha espresso il cordoglio per la scomparsa di Michele Ferrero: “Ferrero è un […]

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Interviews

13 February 2015

Gentiloni: “More money and means for Triton. EU doing too little to save human lives” (La Repubblica)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs was quoted after the tragedy at Lampedusa: “the largest economic area in the world cannot spend so little on a humanitarian crisis that everyone considers intolerable”. Interview by Vincenzo Nigro Minister Gentiloni, the government has been accused of wrongly replacing Mare Nostrum? What is your response? “Let’s try and avoid […]

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Interviews

11 February 2015

Gentiloni: an autonomous region in the east modelled on our South Tyrol (La Stampa)

“An autonomous region in the east modelled on our South Tyrol” Gentiloni: the military option would help Putin in the end, sanctions more effective Interviewed by Paolo Mastrolilli, correspondent in New York “We do not consider supplying weapons to Ukraine a good idea. We are hoping in the success of the negotiations; our South Tyrol […]

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9 February 2015

Ukraine: Gentiloni says no alternative to negotiations

There is “no alternative to negotiations” for settling the Ukraine crisis. This was the Italian position that Minister Paolo Gentiloni reiterated during a Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. ”Unitary position”Expressing his hopes for Europe’s “unitary position”, particularly on urging Moscow to foster a positive outcome to the talks, Gentiloni confirmed that Italy “does not […]

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9 February 2015

EU: Gentiloni at Foreign Affairs Council, Agenda centred on Ukraine crisis

The Ukraine crisis is at the centre of the agenda of a foreign ministers council meeting, where Minister Paolo Gentiloni is participating. A negotiated settlement to Ukraine crisis  The European foreign ministers meeting begins a week that promises to be a demanding one for European and international diplomats seeking a negotiated solution to the Ukraine […]

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7 February 2015

Munich Conference: Gentiloni cites negotiation as route to settling Ukraine crisis

Negotiation continues to be the only viable route to settling the crisis in Ukraine. “Imagining a military solution as a contribution would be unjustifiably hazardous”, said Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who attended the international security conference in Munich, as he commented on Italy’s stance. Gentiloni, who also held a bilateral meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei […]

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6 February 2015

Sicurezza e lotta al terrorismo – Gentiloni alla Conferenza internazionale di Monaco

Il Ministro Paolo Gentiloni e’ a Monaco di Baviera, in Germania, per partecipare, insieme con il Ministro della Difesa Roberta Pinotti, alla cinquantunesima conferenza internazionale sulla sicurezza. 80 leader mondialiFino a domenica circa 80 leader mondiali, tra cui il Vicepresidente e il Segretario di Stato Usa, Joe Biden e John Kerry, il Presidente ucraino Petro […]

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Press Releases

6 February 2015

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. For Italy, a traditional battle for civility, says Gentiloni. Important events today at the UN in New York and Geneva

“For many years now, Italy has been in the front line in combating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and has been taking this campaign forward within Italy too, with very advanced legislation”. This was part of the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, to mark the International Day of […]

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Interviews

5 February 2015

Gentiloni: “Italy and the Islamic State on our shores” (Il Foglio) Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s interview with the “Il Foglio” newspaper

What to do about Libya? No military solutions, no division of the country. Gentiloni explains where the Italian negotiations are heading by Paola Peduzzi Milan. The negotiations in Libya are moving, some results are being achieved “for the first time”, and “the reawakened glimmer of hope in the talks overseen by the United Nations is […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2015

Libya. Gentiloni welcomes General National Congress decision to take part in UN-sponsored dialogue

“The General National Congress’s decision to take part in the dialogue sponsored by the United Nations is a step in the right direction”. This was the comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, on the statements made by Tripoli following the latest talks with Bernardino Leon. Leon is the UN […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2015

Libya: Gentiloni meets Mohammed al-Dairi – inclusive dialogue and support for Leon

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohammed al-Dairi, today 3 February 2015. “Italy keenly hopes to see all parties in Libya take part in the political dialogue facilitated by the United Nations. We are convinced that an inclusive dialogue open to all parties can ensure a […]

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