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Press Releases
21 October 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni receives the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

The meeting, which took place at a time when a democratic transition process is in motion in the African country, highlighted the political will to strengthen the political ties with Italy and the attention Italy pays to the whole of the Sahel region.The talks focused, among other issues, on relaunching the bilateral political and economic […]

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Press Releases
20 October 2016
Minister Gentiloni welcomes Foreign Minister of Paraguay Loizaga

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, welcomed the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Eladio Loizaga, at the Farnesina today.The dignitaries highlighted the excellent bilateral relations, especially from an economic standpoint due to the recent major investment Italy made in the cement industry, thus ranking among the top investors in Paraguay. “Bilateral economic […]

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Press Releases
20 October 2016
Minister Gentiloni receives the President of Tunisia’s Ennahda party, Rached Ghannouchi, at the Farnesina today

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni received the President of the Ennahda party of Tunisa, Rached Ghannouchi, at the Farnesina today. In the talks, Minister Gentiloni confirmed Italy’s firm support to Tunisia on the bilateral and European level. He also expressed satisfaction for the vote of confidence Tunisia’s coalition government, of which Ennahda is part, won by […]

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20 October 2016
“Why Women Matter – Promoting gender balance in public life and economic strategies

The Farnesina is hosting “Why Women Matter – Promoting  gender balance in public life and economic strategies”, an event organised by the  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in cooperation with WE – Women Empower the World, the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development  (OECD) and  Aspen Institute.  The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Elisabetta Belloni, is […]

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Interviews
16 October 2016
Gentiloni: “The Italian language, a heritage to protect” (Il Messaggero)

Tomorrow and the day after Florence will host the second edition of the Joint Action for the Italian Language in the World. I would like to dedicate it to a great Statesman who devoted so much effort to promoting our language: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Spreading the Italian language is part of our Country’s foreign policy. […]

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Press Releases
16 October 2016
Gentiloni: “The Budget Bill will give us more strength in the world”

“More funds for cooperation, Migration Compact and to promote culture”. ​ The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, highlighted the main measures in the Budget Bill that strengthen the instruments of Italy’s foreign policy. Development cooperation funds are increased by another 120 million euros. An equal increase was decided in 2016 and […]

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14 October 2016
NATO – Minister Gentiloni and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg will speak at NATO Defense College this morning in Rome

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, together with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, today are the key-speakers at a conference on “NATO Cooperation with Partners in the Mediterranean and Middle East”. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the relocation to Rome of Nato Defense College (NDC) and the 65th anniversary of […]

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13 October 2016
World Food Day – The Foreign Ministry will celebrate the Day with a Seminar

The European Union proclaimed 2015 the European Year for Development with the aim of informing and raising the awareness of European citizens on the cooperation actions of the EU and the Member States and of their beneficial effects, both for Europe and for its partner countries.    The European Year for Development, which ended on […]

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Press Releases
11 October 2016
Il Ministro Gentiloni riceve a Roma i Ministri degli Esteri di Germania e Francia

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni riceve  a Roma il Ministro degli Esteri tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier e il Ministro degli Esteri francese Jean-Marc Ayrault. L’incontro, che si svolge a Villa Madama, sarà seguito da una conferenza stampa congiunta dei tre Ministri. Sul tavolo dei colloqui tra i tre Partner europei, il dossier siriano, sullo sfondo […]

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Press Releases
11 October 2016
Minister Gentiloni receives his German and French counterparts in Rome

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will receive German Foreign Minister Franck-Walter Steinmeier and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault  tomorrow in Rome. The meeting will be hosted at Villa Madama. After the meeting, the Foreign Affairs Ministers will hold a joint press conference. The meeting’s agenda will focus on the Syrian dossier, […]

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