Ministri precedenti

In detail

13 November 2017

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met at the Farnesina with his Slovenian counterpart, Karl Erjavec

“The political dialogue between Italy and Slovenia underscores the capacity of Rome and Ljubljana of sharing the same position on important dossiers, from the migration issue to the European integration process of the Western Balkans,” said Minister Alfano. “Italy is one of Slovenia’s largest trade partners – Minister Alfano recalled – highlighting the extraordinary progress […]

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Press Releases

12 November 2017

ALFANO IN BRUSSELS FOR THE EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Brussels on Monday, 13 November, to attend a meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council scheduled at 9 a.m. The agenda will focus on the situation in Myanmar, Iran, Central Asia, EU-Africa relations, strategic communication and European defence and security.  On the […]

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Press Releases

10 November 2017

Alfano: “With the Week of Italian Cuisine we want to contribute to achieving the Government’s goal of 50 billion in trade volumes in this sector by 2020″

“The second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is the summary of a process that kicked off from the heritage of Expo 2015 and that is increasingly involving the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic network abroad as the linchpin in the promotion of the 4 Pillars of Made in Italy products: interior decoration, fashion, automation and […]

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Press Releases

10 November 2017

Minister Alfano meets with his counterpart Zaharieva

“I am particularly pleased with the excellent level of bilateral relations between our two countries and our very intense political dialogue. We wish to press ahead with our political consultations, also in view of the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to […]

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In detail

9 November 2017

Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee

The goals set forth by Italy for the third meeting of the Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee to take place at the Farnesina on 9 November are: reaffirm full support for the promotion of Brand Italy through public institutions and civil society organisations in order to contribute to reinforcing Palestinian institutions and to ponder over the […]

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Press Releases

8 November 2017

Commemoration ceremony for the fallen victims of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Colonies in World War I

Today, at Palazzo della Consulta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, accompanied by the Secretary-General,  Elisabetta Belloni, and the President of the Constitutional Court, Paolo Grossi, commemorated the fallen victims of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Colonies in World War I. Both the Farnesina and the Constitutional Court wished to remember the employees […]

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Press Releases

7 November 2017

Central African Republic

Alfano: Italy donates 3 million Euros for the humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic “The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic is one of the most dramatic in Africa; over half of the population, 2.7 million people, depend on international assistance in order to survive,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Interviews

7 November 2017

Interview by Minister Alfano to TASS

1. You are flying to Moscow again. What is the agenda of your visit? Do last year’s numerous high-level contacts between Italian and Russian authorities mean that the cooling of relations produced by geopolitical facts is now over? I will be in Moscow for the 15th Plenary Session of the Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation […]

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Press Releases

7 November 2017

Minister Alfano in Moscow

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on a diplomatic mission in Moscow to co-chair, with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, the 15th Session of the Italo-Russian Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation Council (CIRCEIF), organised at the Reception House of the Government of the Russian Federation. Minister Alfano will […]

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Press Releases

4 November 2017

Foreign Minister on diplomatic mission to United Arab Emirates

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, while on a diplomatic mission to the United Arab Emirates, took part in the 8th Sir Bani Yas Forum for an intense day of in-depth reports and discussions on topical international issues. On the sidelines of the event, the Italian Foreign Minister had talks with […]

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In detail

2 November 2017

Libya and Mediterranean were the centre of attention of Italy’s presidency of the UN Security Council

The Mediterranean, and especially Libya, have been at the centre of the November agenda of the United Nations Security Council, the month in which Italy held the rotating presidency. It was with great “satisfaction” that the Italian Ambassador to the UN, Sebastiano Cardi, took stock of this effort, seeing that the four dossiers prioritized by […]

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Press Releases

2 November 2017

Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Abdul Rahman Swehli

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Abdul Rahman Swehli. During the telephone conversation, the Foreign Minister underscored the importance of the Action Plan to stabilise Libya promoted by the UN Special Representative, Ghassan Salamé, reaffirming his great concern for […]

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