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Press Releases
30 June 2017
Minister Alfano meets his Danish counterpart

  “With Denmark we share  common objectives and interests of primary importance within the EU. I am referring in particular to the completion of the Single Market, the fight against protectionism and the creation of a European defence system, since a European Union that is autonomously able to ensure safety can make the right contribution to NATO […]

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Press Releases
28 June 2017
Italy makes emergency contribution to the IOM to provide humanitarian assistance to displaced people in Somalia

“Through the Italian Cooperation service, I have arranged for a one-million-euro funding in favour of the International Organisation for Migration to respond to the worsening of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, which is recently menaced by the threat of famine,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He went on: “This […]

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Press Releases
28 June 2017
Council of Ministers. Alfano: “Ratification of five agreements with international organisations”

During the Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday 28 June, the assembly approved a motion put forward by the Farnesina which ratifies and implements 4 agreements with International organisations (IDLO, ICCROM, MFO and Council of Europe) already established in Italy, on terms which have now been renegotiated to meet their needs and extend their activities. The […]

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Press Releases
28 June 2017
ECMWF data centre in Bologna. Alfano: “The Headquarters Agreement has been promptly put into effect as a sign of Italy’s tangible commitment”

“Last Thursday we celebrated the designation of Bologna as the headquarters for the new data centre of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Only one week later, I am particularly happy to inform you of the ratification and coming into force of the agreement for the data centre headquarters,” said the Minister of […]

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Press Releases
28 June 2017
Alfano meets AICS director Frigenti at the Agency’s headquarters​

“Italian Cooperation is no longer the ‘sum-total’ of the single cooperation agencies. Today we are an ‘Italian Cooperation System’ and we must tackle major issues such as the big challenges linked to developing as a very closely-knit team,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, told Laura Frigenti, the director of the […]

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Press Releases
28 June 2017
Alfano: “Satisfaction at the release of the Italian activists detained in Russia”

“It is with great satisfaction and joy that I confirm that the five Italian activists under administrative detention in Russia have been released and will shortly return to Italy,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angelino Alfano. He added: “This wonderful success was also made possible thanks to the prompt intervention of the Foreign Ministry […]

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Press Releases
27 June 2017
Alfano talks to his counterparts from Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia: “Let’s get to work on de-escalating the tension in the Gulf”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angelino Alfano, had a dense working agenda yesterday afternoon, having held telephone conversations with the Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Sheik Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Adel Al-Jubeir. […]

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Press Releases
27 June 2017
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, received at the Farnesina his Ukrainian counterpart, Pavlo Klimkin

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, received at the Farnesina the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Pavlo Klimkin. The Ukrainian crisis is a relevant issue for the Italian Presidency of the G7 and was at the top of the agenda both in the Lucca and Taormina summits. The main points underscored were […]

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Accreditation Notices
26 June 2017
PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press point by Minister Alfano and his Iranian counterpart (Farnesina, 28 June)​​

On Wednesday, 28 June, at 7:15 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet at the Farnesina the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. A joint press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply […]

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Press Releases
26 June 2017
Alfano: “The Italian-Libyan Economic Forum will be held in Agrigento”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “The first Italian-Libyan Economic Forum will be held in Agrigento next 8 July.” I chose Agrigento because of its strategic position across from Libya and in the Mediterranean. It will be a particularly important event in the perspective of outlining economic recovery scenarios in Libya. […]

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