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Press Releases
6 November 2014
Gentiloni speaks with British and Egyptian Foreign Ministers

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had an exchange of views today with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, ahead also of their participation in the 16-17 November meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, and with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. In addition to a series of bilateral dossiers, Gentiloni also discussed […]

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6 November 2014
Gentiloni: Libya crisis a common threat – shared commitment to oppose Isis; Ukraine: room for political solution

The crisis in Libya – which could be exacerbated by the annulment of the elections decided by the Libyan constitutional court and subsequent dissolution of the parliament – poses a “threat, not only to Italy but to everyone”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, speaking during the inter-parliamentary conference at the […]

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6 November 2014
Gentiloni voices concern for heightened tensions in Jerusalem

“The situation in the Haram Al Sharif / Temple Mount area, exacerbated by persistent closing of places of prayer, has become alarming”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. The minister expressed firm condemnation for recent acts of violence against religious representatives, security forces and defenceless civilians in some areas of Jerusalem. […]

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5 November 2014
Gentiloni condemns crimes against Christians in Pakistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni condemned the brutal burning alive of two Christians in Pakistan. “A shameful act that provokes deep indignation”, asserted Gentiloni, who urged the Pakistani government to do everything possible to bring the guilty to justice. “What has happened in Pakistan is the latest unacceptable aggression against Christians, […]

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Press Releases
4 November 2014
Gentiloni speaks with foreign ministers of principal EU partners, Ukraine and Serbia

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had an exchange of views today with the foreign ministers of Spain, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland on topics ranging from the stabilisation of the Mediterranean basin, and particularly Libya, to the crisis in the Middle East, migration flows and recent developments in Ukraine. The discussions […]

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4 November 2014
Gentiloni: congratulazioni a Fabiola Gianotti nuovo DG dell’Organizzazione Europea per la Ricerca Nucleare

“A great victory for scientific progress and for Italy”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni upon hearing of the appointment of physicist Fabiola Gianotti as Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and leader of CERN’s Higgs boson research team.“Fabiola Gianotti has my warmest congratulations for this exceptional […]

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3 November 2014
Gentiloni: cordiale colloquio telefonico con il Segretario di Stato USA

New Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had a cordial telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that centred on Libya, the Middle East peace process and the situation in Ukraine after yesterday’s illegitimate elections in Donbass. The Secretary of State shared the minister’s concerns over developments in Libya and […]

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3 November 2014
Gentiloni receives phone calls from the foreign ministers of Poland, Israel and Albania, and the U.S. Secretary of State. Message to all Ministry and Embassy staff

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received telephone congratulations on his new post from the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Israel and Albania, followed later in the evening by a call from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Gentiloni also visited the offices of the Ministry in Rome and sent a […]

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3 November 2014
Ukraine –Italy does not recognise Donetsk and Lugansk “elections”, says Gentiloni

“Italy does not recognise the “elections” conducted in the self-proclaimed “popular republics” of Donetsk and Lugansk, declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “Implementation of the Minsk Accords of 5 and 19 September remains the only negotiating basis by which to ensure stability in Ukraine and the entire region. There is no […]

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30 October 2014
M.O.: Mogherini, Israele fermi nuovi insediamenti Gerusalemme Est

Il ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Federica Mogherini, condanna la decisione delle Autorità israeliane di avviare la pianificazione della costruzione di oltre 1000 nuove abitazioni a Gerusalemme Est. Qualora perseguita ulteriormente, tale decisione, oltre a essere illegale ai sensi del diritto internazionale, solleverebbe nuovi dubbi sull’effettiva intenzione del Governo israeliano di pervenire a […]

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29 October 2014
Ucraina: Mogherini sente Poroshenko, avanti con riforme e preservare accordi minsk

The elections in Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk agreements were the focus of a phone call today, 29 October 2014, between Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko. Mogherini congratulated Poroshenko on the outcome of the vote on Sunday 27 October. The two discussed the reforms that will be taken […]

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