Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

11 June 2015

University – Maeci-Miur-Fondazione Crui sign convention on internships at Italian diplomatic missions

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Education, Universities and Research Stefania Giannini and President of the Fondazione CRUI (conference of Italian university deans) Angelo Riccaboni signed an accord this afternoon at the Farnesina on a programme of curricular internships at Italian diplomatic missions. The initiative, which garnered ample consensus in […]

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Press Releases

10 June 2015

Communiqué for Libya meeting in Berlin – June 10th

1) Senior officials of the Governments of China, France, Germany, Italy, the Russian Federation, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America as well as of the EU met today in Berlin with the Libyan delegates to the UN-led Political Dialogue and in the presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Bernardino […]

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Press Releases

10 June 2015

Gentiloni meets with U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition Allen

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition General Allen. Their discussions included confirmation of Italy’s support for the results of the Paris ministerial meeting of the Coalition; the importance of inclusive political solutions both in Iraq and in Syria; and the […]

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Press Releases

9 June 2015

5th Joint Italy-Oman Commission: Gentiloni meets with Secretary-General Al Busaidi

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Secretary-General of the Omani foreign ministry Minister Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Al Busaidi in the margins of the 5th Joint Italy-Oman Commission held at the Farnesina. Their discussions centred on political and economic relations between Italy and Oman as well as the principal […]

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In detail

8 June 2015

Expo: Gentiloni at UN Forum on Africa, Investing in youth to help Africa

“There are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Africa. I am convinced that investments must target them, because they are the future”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni during a United Nations conference held on 8 and 9 June at the Milan EXPO dedicated to the least developed […]

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Interviews

8 June 2015

Gentiloni: «Dialogue with Putin but Italy remains at the side of Western allies» (Corriere della Sera)

I believe that Russia needs reassuring on one point, and that is that Ukraine’s entry into NATO is not a realistic possibility; but that NATO will defend its borders is in the organisation’s nature. We must take note of President Putin’s statement denying any aggressive intentions. On the other hand, it is odd to have […]

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Press Releases

5 June 2015

Gentiloni meets with Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira, ahead of the imminent EU-CELAC (Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños) summit and VII Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference scheduled for Milan next week. The meeting centred on principal dossiers regarding regional policies, economic cooperation, the […]

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In detail

1 June 2015

“System Italy” in Bergamo: Minister Paolo Gentiloni will open the “Italy for Business” Roadshow

Minister Paolo Gentiloni will open the 19th stage of the “Italy for Business” Roadshow, which comes to Bergamo on 4 June 2015  Illustrating concrete activities and instruments The initiative, which was conceived by the “Control Panel for International Italy” and which enjoys the patronage of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) and […]

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Interviews

29 May 2015

‘Pivot to the Mediterranean’: Editoriale del Ministro Gentiloni sulla rivista ‘Foreign Affairs’

The Mediterranean is the cradle of Greek culture, of the Roman Empire, of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is a sea with many names: Mare Nostrum, “Our Sea,” for the Romans; Akdeniz, or “White Sea,” for the Turks; Yam Gadol, or “Great Sea,” for the Jews; Mittelmeer, or “Middle Sea,” for the Germans. Africa, Asia, and Europe meet here, […]

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Press Releases

28 May 2015

Gentiloni meets his Swiss counterpart, Didier Burkhalter

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met his Swiss counterpart, Didier Burkhalter, in Berne today, 28 May 2015. During their cordial, in-depth discussion the ministers reviewed the excellent state of bilateral relations. Evidence of this is the signing in February 2015 of the agreement on financial and fiscal questions and the […]

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Interviews

28 May 2015

Gentiloni – “Migrants: the future of the EU is at stake” (Avvenire)

“It’s a good start. But now the delicate negotiations are starting – negotiations that are complex and full of unknowns”. After a night of talks and contacts with Europe, Paolo Gentiloni is opting for realism. “The European Commission’s proposal on immigration should not be taken for a final decision. It’s a positive step, it establishes […]

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Interviews

27 May 2015

“From Syria to Iraq to Libya, Russia is crucial”, says Gentiloni

Spain is heading towards the indignado populism of Podemos; Poland has elected Andrzej Duda, an ultra-nationalist who hates Brussels perhaps even more than he hates Moscow, Greece is on the brink of leaving the single currency; and Great Britain is planning for its departure from the European Union. Is populism consuming the European project and […]

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