Ministri precedenti

Speeches

27 October 2017

Speech of the Hon. Minister at the 6th Meeting of the Control Room for an International Italy

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Rome, 17 October 2017 I wish to greet the Ministers, Undersecretaries and all the eminent representatives of the public and private members of the Control Room.     I was keen on being here with you today for two reasons. The first is that I consider […]

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Press Releases

27 October 2017

Alfano meets Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid

  On the sidelines today of the 3rd Conference on International Humanitarian Rights organised at the Scuola Ufficiale dei Carabinieri, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides. Many topics were explored in their comprehensive meeting. Commissioner Stylianides began by expressing […]

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Press Releases

27 October 2017

Minister Alfano holds telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, had a long and in-depth telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson to exchange an update on the latest developments in the political situation and on the ground in Libya and Iraq.

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In detail

27 October 2017

Presidency of the G7 – Workshop on measuring corruption

Within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the Farnesina is hosting today a workshop on how to measure corruption, co-organised with ISTAT, ANAC, the Ministry of justice and the Bank of Italy. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano explained: “Making a reliable measurement of corruption, in order to give the correct image of a […]

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Press Releases

26 October 2017

Cooperation. Projects and initiatives worth more than 18 million euros approved

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, chaired the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation today.   “We have approved a package of programmes and initiatives for a total of more than 18 million euros, to the benefit of Countries in all major geographic areas, from Africa to the Middle East, and from […]

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Press Releases

26 October 2017

Minister Alfano meets his Cypriot counterpart

  “Bilateral relations between Italy and Cyprus are excellent and translate into very profitable cooperation also at European and international level. Within Europe, we greatly appreciate the support that we have always had from Cyprus on the issue of migration and the seriousness with which Nicosia has engaged in the mechanism to relocate asylum seekers. […]

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Press Releases

26 October 2017

​Italy and WFP join forces to promote food security in Cuba

“The Farnesina has finalised today an agreement to donate 500,000 euros to the World Food Program (WFP) to promote food assistance programmes in Cuba,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “Our contribution will strengthen the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Anaemia, through assistance services to pregnant and […]

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In detail

26 October 2017

Founding conference of the “Mediterranean Women Mediators Network”

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, opened the founding conference of the “Mediterranean Women Mediators Network” (MWMN), one of the qualifying initiatives of Italy’s mandate within the UN Security Council (UNSC), organised by the MAECI in conjunction with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the WIIS Italia […]

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Interviews

26 October 2017

Alfano: “OSCE in Palermo for a safer Mediterranean” (Giornale di Sicilia)

Palermo and Sicily have hosted 300 delegates from 64 Countries and have put the Mediterranean back at the centre of the world political debate. By virtue of its several thousand-years-old history and its openness to different civilisations, we have chosen Palermo to host the ministerial Mediterranean Conference of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in […]

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In detail

25 October 2017

Alfano: “Italy is firmly committed to tackling the issue”

 “We intend to reaffirm both our firm commitment to tackling the issue and our unrelenting closeness to the children taken from their parents,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on commenting the meeting of the Task Force for Disputed Minors held today at the Farnesina’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration […]

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Press Releases

24 October 2017

Meeting between Minister Alfano and his Serbian counterpart

“Bilateral Italian-Serbian relations are excellent. Italy is one of Serbia’s main economic partners, and its biggest international investor. At European level, Italy firmly supports the path taken by Belgrade towards European integration, and admires its determination and commitment in pursuing the membership process. We know that this has often involved difficult decisions and the courage […]

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Press Releases

24 October 2017

Meeting between Minister Alfano and his Azeri counterpart

“Bilateral relations are excellent. Azerbaijan is a trusted partner of Italy, a secular, moderate country that vigorously monitors the threat of religious fundamentalism,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano when describing the relations between Italy and Azerbaijan during his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of […]

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