The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the son of Carmen Lopardo – the third Italian victim of the vile terrorist attack in Barcelona – in which he expressed his sympathy and heartfelt grief.
Read more“Also this year, the World Humanitarian Day, established by the United Nations to commemorate the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, represents an important opportunity to reflect on the ever-growing number of humanitarian crises in the world,” said Foreign Minister Alfano. According to an estimate by the United Nations, there […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, at the end of a telephone conversation with the families of the Italian victims, said: “I have spoken with the families of the Italian victims who died in Barcelona. I conveyed to them our sympathy and all the possible support in these difficult hours and […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “Our Embassy in Madrid has arranged for a mission to reinforce the Consulate General in Barcelona to give all possible support to our fellow citizens. To this end, some of our people from the Ministry’s Crisis Unit will leave for Barcelona with the first available […]
Read moreGrief for the terrible attack that has struck at the heart of Europe. Closeness to the families of the victims and the injured.
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today had a telephone conversation with the Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, to talk about the tragedy that befell Niccolo’ Ciatti. “Italy is deeply saddened and astonished at what happened at Lloret de Mar, where young Niccolo’ Ciatti was brutally murdered by three Chechen young […]
Read more“Italy has decided to send an immediate sign of solidarity to the people of Nepal and of Sierra Leone to at least partially contribute to alleviating their terrible distress and grief caused by the recent mudslides,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. Minister Alfano added: “The Italian Cooperation service has […]
Read more“A humanitarian flight of the Italian Development Cooperation service took off this morning with a load of nearly 11 tons of relief supplies to be dispatched to the University Hospital of Sabratha, 80 km west of Tripoli, in Libya,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The Italian Air Force aircraft, […]
Read more“I express sincere appreciation for the correctness of the democratic process shown in the presidential elections in Kenya, as acknowledged by the missions of the African Union, the European Union as well as by the other international Observers, and I congratulate President Kenyatta for his re-election,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]
Read moreMinister Alfano: “Our decision is mostly motivated by the conviction that Ambassador Cantini, through top-level relations with the relevant Egyptian authorities, will contribute to strengthening judicial cooperation and intensifying every activity useful in making progress in investigation activities, leaving no area unexplored. The fact that Egypt is an unavoidable interlocutor on issues of primary importance […]
Read more“I firmly condemn last night’s vile attack on a Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou. We join the relatives of the victims in their grief and we express our sympathy to the injured, confiding in their prompt recovery. To the Government of Burkina Faso, to which we are bound by ties of friendship, we convey our solidarity […]
Read more“We are close to the people of Nepal after the violent flood that tragically struck the Country,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He continued: “The Foreign Ministry, through the Crisis Unit and the Consulate General in Calcutta, has taken immediate action to provide all the assistance possible to our […]
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