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1 December 2017
Minister Alfano meets with Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Maitig

    On the sidelines of the MED Dialogues, Italian Foreign Minister Alfano met with the Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Maitig to explore the prospects of political dialogue and stabilisation in Libya following the recent meeting of the UNSC. Minister Alfano reaffirmed that “Italy supports the roadmap of UN Special Representative Salamé” and condemned “every […]

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Press Releases
1 December 2017
Erasmus of the Mediterranean

Alfano: “The Mediterranean must be a border that unites and the mobility of young talents is key in favouring mutual knowledge and a constructive exchange between the Northern and Southern shores of the Mediterranean. This is what led us to think of an Erasmus of the Mediterranean, providing for scholarships and mobility programmes for university […]

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30 November 2017
​Alfano: “Liberal professions are key for the EU internal market”

“Liberal professions play a key role in the EU internal market. Services, and professional services in particular, represent a key sector for the growth of the European economy, since a better and easier mobility of professionals can boost market competition and work opportunities for enterprises. In recent years, the European Union has made major progress […]

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30 November 2017
Minister Alfano meets his Qatari counterpart

  “Relations between Italy and Qatar are excellent in every field. Our political dialogue has grown stronger following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, which took place during my recent visit to Doha. We have a strong and solid economic partnership. I am certain that there is still room to enhance it,” said the […]

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30 November 2017
Foreign Minister Alfano meets with his Iranian counterpart

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today had a cordial talk with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of the MED Dialogues in Roma. On the agenda were the dossiers affecting the regional stability of the Middle East, including Syria, the situation in Lebanon, Yemen and the […]

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30 November 2017
Sustainable development aid at the Pre-Med Forum

For the first time a sustainable development aid theme was added this year to the traditional “Med Dialogues” conference on the Mediterranean which opens this afternoon. It concerns the use and management of water due to its value as a strategic economic asset, and the fact it is scarce and environmentally vulnerable in the region. […]

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Press Releases
29 November 2017
Italy elected Member of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict and of its governing body

ALFANO: “GREAT RESULT, ITALY ELECTED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE UNESCO CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS AND TO ITS GOVERNING BOARD “Italy’s election as a member of the International Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict – and its appointment to its governing board […]

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29 November 2017
Alfano: “I firmly condemn last night’s launch of a ballistic missile”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, firmly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile – performed last night by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – that reached Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The Minister stated: “It is yet another clear violation of the many United Nations Security Council resolutions, and a […]

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29 November 2017
Alfano: “I am very satisfied that Italy has facilitated reaching an agreement for UNHCR activities in Libya”

“I am very satisfied that Italy, thanks to the diplomatic action of our Embassy in Tripoli, has facilitated reaching an agreement for UNHCR activities in Libya in favour of the categories of migrants that are most vulnerable and most in need of international protection before being relocated to the Third Countries that have expressed their […]

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28 November 2017
Alfano: “Strong support of the Government to Italian industry in the world”

“I am here, in Adelaide, to express the Italian Government’s strong support for Fincantieri’s offer of nine anti-submarine frigates for the Australian Navy,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation during his visit to Australia, underscoring the Country’s institutional support to Italy’s industry in the world. “In the present geopolitical scenario, which is […]

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27 November 2017
The OPCW-The Hague Award 2017 to two International Master Courses of the University of Tor Vergata. Alfano: “Italy supports any initiative to make the world free of chemical weapons”

Today, at The Hague, the OPCW-The Hague Award 2017 was assigned to two International Master courses in the protection against CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive events) of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the 22nd Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The 45,000 euro […]

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