Ministri precedenti

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17 November 2014

EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will chair the conference for the launch in Brussels of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region adopted by the European Council of 23-24 October last. The culmination of a complex process that began in 2012, the Strategy’s adoption is one of the most significant results […]

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17 November 2014

EU: Gentiloni at Foreign Affairs Council – Adriatic-Ionian Region: Minister attends launch of EU strategy

Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Brussels today to participate in his first EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, whose agenda items are to include the Ukraine crisis, the Ebola epidemic and the Middle East peace process. The minister is scheduled to speak on Tuesday 18 November at the meeting for the launch of the EU Strategy […]

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Interviews

15 November 2014

Gentiloni: ensure Russia its role as a great nation (Corriere della Sera)

“In addition to the necessary firmness, all diplomatic channels must be kept open in the effort to find a political solution capable of ensuring Ukraine its autonomy as well as Russia its role as a great nation. It would be a mistake to think the situation can be resolved through sanctions alone”, says Minister for […]

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14 November 2014

Gentiloni’s first mission to Europe – Berlin, Paris and Madrid share identical views, from Libya to Ukraine

“Identical views” on the Libyan and Ukrainian crises but also a “shared commitment” to tackle the increasingly pressing issue of immigration together in Europe. That is the balance sheet of Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s first mission abroad to – significantly – Berlin, Paris and Madrid, each a major European Union capital. The mission opened in Germany, […]

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13 November 2014

Libya: Shared commitment with Berlin, says Gentiloni – Talks in Paris and Madrid also on today’s agenda

“On Libya, We have a shared commitment to prevent the country from splitting, and to involve regional countries and the world’s major countries, from a perspective of dialogue and moderation”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who was speaking after his bilateral meeting with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, added that the two countries also see eye to […]

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13 November 2014

Release of Italian technician kidnapped in Libya in July announced by Gentiloni

Marco Vallisa, the Italian technician from the Piacentini company who was kidnapped in Zwara, in Libya, on 5 July 2014, has been freed. The announcement was made by Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who added that “Vallisa is on a plane headed for Italy”. The minister expressed his great satisfaction over Vallisa’s release and his “warm thanks […]

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Interviews

13 November 2014

Gentiloni: «Wir miissen Freiheit und Integration ins Zentrum riicken» (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

(Traduzione di cortesia) Signor Ministro degli Esteri; come è la vostra visione dell`Europa e quale ruolo dovrebbe svolgere l`Italia nell`Europa del futuro? Non dobbiamo chiudere gli occhi di fronte al fatto che ci sono chiari segni di sentimento antieuropeo. Vedo una tendenza isolazionista da un lato, e dall`altra parte una politica che si apre al […]

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Press Releases

12 November 2014

First visit abroad for Gentiloni. Meetings with foreign ministers of Germany, France and Spain

Berlin, Paris and Madrid will be the destinations for the first tour of European capitals, starting tomorrow 13 November, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. The issues Gentiloni plans to discuss in his meetings with colleagues Steinmeier, Fabius and Margallo include the situation in Libya and the first topic on […]

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12 November 2014

Gentiloni: concern over further spiral of violence in Libya

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has expressed “serious concern of the violent explosion yesterday [11 November 2014] in Tobruk, which caused deaths and injuries. It is the latest episode in a long series of violent acts that are harmful to stability and to the cause of national reconciliation. The current […]

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7 November 2014

Statement by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States

We are deeply concerned by the situation of political polarization in Libya. We are studying carefully the decision of the Supreme Court, its context and consequences. We note that the challenges facing Libya require political solutions. We remain committed to helping Libyans at this difficult time. We fully support the efforts of the Special Representative […]

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7 November 2014

Gentiloni: Contacts with UN Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino Leon, and withTunisian and Palestinian foreign ministers, Mongi Hamdi and Ryad Al-Malki

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had talks today with the United Nations Special Representative for Libya,Bernardino Leon, and with the Tunisian and Palestinian foreign ministers, Mongi Hamdi and Ryad Al-Malki During his phone call with Mongi Hamdi, the two ministers discussed recent developments in Libya following the ruling by the […]

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6 November 2014

Gentiloni: preoccupazione per l’annuncio dei nuovi insediamenti

“La decisione israeliana di approvare il piano per 500 nuove abitazioni nel quartiere di Ramat Shlomo a Gerusalemme est trasmette un segnale che va nella direzione opposta a quella della ricerca di una soluzione equa, stabile e duratura al conflitto israelo-palestinese”, ha dichiarato il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni. “E […]

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