1. How do you see ASEAN? Do you think ASEAN is growing in the long term? In this situation, how does Italy adapt the circumstances? Since its creation in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has demonstrated its potential as a key regional actor. Today, it stands out as a vital global contributor to […]
Read moreQ) Italy is Indonesia’s biggest CPO importer in EU. But earlier this month, the European Parliament approved the draft measures to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels in 2021. As the largest producer of palm oil, Indonesia believes this is a protectionist move. What’s Italy’s position in this matter, and will it participate […]
Read moreAn intense three-day trip to Southeast Asia will start tomorrow for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He will make stops in Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok. The diplomatic mission will begin in the Indonesian capital, where Alfano will meet his counterpart, Retno Marsudi. Their meeting will be followed by a […]
Read moreThe International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is an important opportunity to emphasise the need to eradicate such practices and focus on the wider theme of countering any form of violence and discrimination against women, to which Italy gives the highest priority,” said Minister Alfano on the occasion of this important Day.”Female […]
Read more“We are deeply concerned about the latest developments in the Maldives. The news about the declaration of the State of Emergency is alarming. We expect local authorities to fully comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling, and refrain from doing something that could jeopardize the stability and security of the Country. We also expect them to […]
Read moreUpon the initiative of the Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, African and European Countries of transit and destination of migration flows are meeting at the Farnesina today for the second edition of the conference ‘A Shared Responsibility for a Common Goal – Solidarity and Security’. The Minister explained: “It is a new dialogue format based on […]
Read more“I am very pleased with the overall budget of the first joint committee of 2018, which approved 42 projects for a total of about 265 million euros, with 95 earmarked for aid credit and 150 as voluntary funding to international organisations”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, used these words to […]
Read moreItaly’s rotating Presidency of the AII (Adriatic and Ionian Initiative) and of EUSAIR. On 1 June 2017, Italy took over the rotating Presidency of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative and of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which will end with the Ministerial Meeting and with the EUSAIR Forum scheduled for 24-25 […]
Read moreThe Minister’s first engagements for the OSCE chairmanship: from the Conference on Anti-Semitism in Rome to the mission to Ukraine and Russia A large conference on the fight against anti-Semitism was held in Rome with representatives of OSCE Participating States and the leaders of the world’s most important Jewish organizations: Minister Alfano planned this Conference […]
Read moreToday the Farnesina is hosting a conference of the world’s leading figures from the world of research, universities, innovative companies and start-ups and Scientific Attachés, who have been convened in Rome from their overseas offices for their annual meeting. The central theme of the debate will be the key topic of Health 4.0. The network […]
Read more“It is a great pleasure to welcome you here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the home of Italian diplomacy. The sight of so many young people interested in diplomacy and our surrounding world is very heartening”. The Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano used these words to address three hundred and fifty young people […]
Read moreThe Minister’s week began on Monday at the EU Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels with a “weighty agenda that included Libya, peace negotiations in the Middle East, and a meeting with Palestinian President Abu Mazen”. Minister Alfano also asked the EU to support the “young Tunisian democracy, a model for the Mediterranean” and […]
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