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Ministri precedenti

Press Releases
26 May 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives award at the PA Forum

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received an award today for its portal ‘Il Visto per l’Italia’ (http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it) [Visa for Italy], which was recognised as a particularly innovative project by the PA Forum in the online services, mobile services and electronic payments category. The portal was developed by the Visa Centre of the Directorate General for […]

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26 May 2017
Alfano: “Italy, Europe and the shared destiny of the Mediterranean”

“No sea throughout the world has had such a flourishing of civilisations as the Mediterranean – able to sculpt the features of a shared European humanity. A humanity that today faces the challenge of the migration crisis. But, as Italians, we can be proud because we have saved thousands of human lives and defended Europe’s […]

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25 May 2017
Africa Day 2017

“Africa Day 2017” is taking place today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the foundation of the African Union.Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “It is a celebration of great symbolic value, which takes place shortly  before the Taormina G7 summit, which is […]

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25 May 2017
​Minister Alfano holds telephone conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a cordial telephone conversation this afternoon with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian. They discussed the many shared aims and interests of Italy and France, on the European and international front, and underlined the excellent state of bilateral relations. On […]

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24 May 2017
Informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the Western Balkans

Alfano: “This evening, I will be holding an informal meeting at Villa Madama with our colleagues of the Western Balkans, as part of our preparatory activities for the Trieste summit meeting on 12 July. This occasion will provide the opportunity for an extensive discussion of the themes of the Summit and bilateral matters. In relation […]

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23 May 2017
Alfano meets Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, welcomed the  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to the Farnesina. During their talks, which followed a telephone conversation on May 5, the dignitaries examined the issue of refugees in the Central Mediterranean and mulled collaboration prospects between Italy and the UNHCR.  In […]

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23 May 2017
Angelino Alfano: The Capaci massacre did not stop Giovanni Falcone’s ideas

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “The Capaci massacre on 23rd May, twenty-five years ago, did not stop Giovanni Falcone’s ideas. In fact these ideas inspired Italy’s anti-mafia legislation, which is the most advanced in the world. It is no coincidence that the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was signed in Palermo, […]

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23 May 2017
“The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is scheduled to attend the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process” organised by the University District of Gorizia, speaking on the theme “The Trieste Summit between Continuity and Innovation”. He said: “I am very happy to be able to […]

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22 May 2017
Alfano in Gorizia for the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process”​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is scheduled to attend the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process” organised by the University District of Gorizia on the theme “The Trieste Summit between Continuity and Innovation”. He said: “I am very happy to be able to dialogue […]

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22 May 2017
Meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

“Today we have approved a package of development cooperation projects, programmes and tenders for almost 250 million euros. This figure gives an idea of the Government’s  significant commitment to the development cooperation sector, a major strategic investment and a pillar of our foreign policy”, commented the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, […]

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22 May 2017
Minister Alfano underlines the importance of the outcome of Iran’s presidential election as further proof that the country is advancing on a path of dialogue and interaction

​”The vote that the people of Iran cast in favour of Mr Hassan Rohani, who was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran for a second mandate, is an important confirmation that the Country will continue to advance on a path of moderate reforms, dialogue and interaction with the world, ” said the Minister […]

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19 May 2017
Signed at the Farnesina the MoU between the IILA and the FAO on food security and rural development in Latin America

On Friday 19 May, at  2:45 pm, the Farnesina hosted the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the IILA (the Italian Latin American Institute) and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) on strengthening cooperation on issues of food security and rural development in Latin America. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

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