Ministri precedenti

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2 November 2016

Minister Gentiloni and Minister Giannini will be awarding the “Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation between Italy and Israel” at the Farnesina.

The Farnesina today hosts the first Ceremony to award the “Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation between Italy and Israel”. The Ceremony will be officiated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Mr Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR), Ms Stefania Giannini. The Prize, which is […]

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Press Releases

1 November 2016

Gentiloni expresses satisfaction at London Meeting Agreement to release Central Bank Funds in Libya

Following the meeting organised yesterday in London by Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, an agreement was reached to resume internal funding in Libya. The agreement was closed by the representatives of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Central Bank of Libya.  The agreement envisages the resumption of funding […]

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31 October 2016

Gentiloni co-chairs London Ministerial Meeting on Libya

Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni travelled to London to co-chair a ministerial meeting on Libya with British counterpart Boris Johnson and US Secretary of State John Kerry. The meeting took place at the Foreign Office in the presence of Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya and diplomatic […]

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Press Releases

31 October 2016

Election of the new President of the Lebanese Republic, Michel Aoun, receives congratulations from Minister Gentiloni

“Today’s vote in Parliament that elected Michel Aoun the President finally brings to a close a long political and institutional crisis in Lebanon that began in the spring of 2014,” stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. “It is an important development which has seen Lebanese political forces work together to […]

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28 October 2016

Minister Gentiloni today in Marseille for the “Dialogue 5+5” ministerial meeting

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was in Marseille today to attend the 13th Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting for Dialogue in the Western Mediterranean (“Dialogue 5+5”). Other participants include the Foreign Ministers of France, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya and the Secretaries of State of Spain and Portugal. Invited to attend the meeting as Observers are the Union […]

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27 October 2016

Farnesina assembles ‘Control Centre’ members for Italy’s Internationalisation

“A continuously evolving global scenario, marked by both crises and opportunities, is the backdrop for the interantionalisation process of Italian enterprises. The Farnesina and the Italian government’s foreign policy promote these enterprises, which aim to facilitate growth in international settings, in accordance with  the expansion of Italy’s cultural and economic promotion and innovation. I am […]

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Press Releases

27 October 2016

Farnesina expresses satisfaction on the ratification of the Paris Agreement

The Minister of Foreign Affairs  Paolo Gentiloni expressed deep satisfaction on the ratification of the Paris Agreement  “COP21”, linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), just  two weeks from the beginning of the parliamentary procedure. “Today is an important day,” said  Minister Gentiloni. “Once the Paris Agreement is in effect, the revolution of sustainable development […]

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Press Releases

26 October 2016

Union of Jewish Communities: Gentiloni received at th Farnesina a delegation led by President Noemi Di Segni

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, received a delegation of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities led by the President, Noemi Di Segni.

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26 October 2016

Launch of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’

Promoting Italy’s culinary tradition abroad as one of the most distinctive features of Brand Italy. This is the aim of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ initiative which will be presented this morning at Villa Madama. The event intends to provide continuity to the themes successfully developed by Expo Milano 2015 and […]

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Interviews

26 October 2016

Paolo Gentiloni and Maurizio Martina: “A Week in which to promote Made in Italy cuisine” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

A legacy from Expo Milano 2015 that the Government is bringing forward is the «Food Act» project, which includes the protocol of understanding signed last March to promote Italian high-quality cuisine abroad. Thanks to this, we have created for the first time a team that puts together institutions, companies, chambers of commerce, the world of […]

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24 October 2016

#HumanitarianCorridors – Minister Gentiloni greets a new group of Syrian refugees

Another 75 Syrian refugees have landed at Fiumicino Airport from Beirut thanks to the “Humanitarian Corridor” pilot project. It is the fifth group that arrives in Italy, safely and legally, since last February following the agreement signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of the Interior, the Comunità di Sant’Egidio, […]

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Interviews

22 October 2016

Gentiloni: “An absurd resolution with a waning consensus” (Corriere della Sera)

“UNESCO’s denial of the connection between Judaism and the holy sites in Jerusalem is absurd, but it has been going on for years. The number of countries shifting their votes from yes to abstain is increasing,” said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in an interview with the daily newspaper Corriere. Continuing on the issue of Italy […]

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