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Speeches
8 February 2018
Adress by the Hon. Minister Alfano at the Second Ministerial Conference – “A Shared Responsibility for a Common Goal: Solidarity and Security”

(The authentic text is only the one actually spoken) Dear colleagues, It is a great pleasure to open Rome’s Second Ministerial Conference: “A Shared Responsibility for a Common Goal: Solidarity and Security”. When we met at last year’s First Conference on Transit Countries (on 6 July), there were at least three fundamental reasons that justified […]

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Speeches
8 February 2018
Address by the Hon. Foreign Minister at the Conference of Scientific Attachés: “Health 4.0 and Italian-speaking innovation”

For the second consecutive year, I have the great pleasure of welcoming you to the Farnesina and to open the Conference of Italian Scientific Attachés in the world. I am particularly happy to open the working sessions together with the Minister of Education, Universities and Research, Valeria Fedeli, and the Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin.   […]

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In detail
8 February 2018
Italian Minister Alfano meets his counterpart in Singapore

  “Frequent official visits and business missions testify to the strength of our  excellent bilateral relations. We consider Singapore, one of the main economic and financial hubs in the entire Asian region, to be our strategic partner in the area. Our meeting must represent an opportunity for us to further strengthen our partnership”. This is […]

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Interviews
8 February 2018
Intervista del Ministro Alfano a: THE BUSINESS TIMES

The ties of friendship between Italy and Singapore are strong and long-lasting. Italy was the seventh country in the world to officially recognize Singapore after the city-state gained independence in August 1965, more than 52 years ago. But even before that, Italian tradesmen, businessmen and artists had been arriving on the shores of Singapore, contributing […]

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In detail
8 February 2018
Minister Alfano on a diplomatic mission in Indonesia

    “Italy sees Indonesia as a natural partner: we share the same democratic values and G20 membership, we face the same global challenges, the first of which is climate change, and we support the UN multilateral system based on common rules. Our strategic partnership, which began in 2012, is the ideal framework in which […]

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Interviews
7 February 2018
Minister Alfano’s interview to: KOMPAS

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 […]

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Interviews
7 February 2018
Minister Alfano’s interview to: The Jakarta Post

Q) 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 […]

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Events
6 February 2018
Alfano on a diplomatic mission in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand 7-9 February 2018

  An 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 […]

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Press Releases
6 February 2018
Alfano: “Italy gives the highest priority to the fight against any form of violence and discrimination against women”

The 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 […]

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Press Releases
6 February 2018
Minister Alfano: “We are deeply concerned about the latest developments in the Maldives. We expect local authorities to fully comply with the Supreme Court ruling”

“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 […]

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Events
6 February 2018
Second edition of the conference ‘A Shared Responsibility for a Common Goal – Solidarity and Security’

Upon 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 […]

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