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31 March 2015

Gentiloni: «La Serbia deve essere premiata per il coraggio di compiere quello che l’Eu le sta chiedendo» (Politika)

Il Ministro Paolo Gentiloni intervistato dal quotidiano ‘Politika’ Traduzione non ufficiale   L’Italia ha sempre sostenuto l’esigenza di una sollecita apertura di un primo capitolo negoziale con la Serbia, in considerazione del coraggio e della determinazione dimostrati dal Paese nell’affrontare le delicate riforme richieste dalla UE. Il coraggio e la determinazione vanno riconosciuti. I dubbi […]

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30 March 2015

Directors appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in London, Moscow and New York

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed new directors at three key Italian Cultural Institutes abroad. The appointment procedure took into account candidates’ renown and repute, and was based on the work of a commission that included representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry for […]

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30 March 2015

Gentiloni: Europe risks ignoring threat from south, warns Italy (Financial Times)

Europe risks perilously overlooking threats from its southern flank as the Ukraine crisis dominates attention and reawakens old habits from the cold war, Italy’s foreign minister warns. “We are a bit too concerned by what happens on our northeastern borders because of the perfectly understandable and strong narrative of the 20th century,” said Paolo Gentiloni […]

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26 March 2015

Gentiloni: meeting with Turkish Minister for European Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received the Turkish Minister for European Affairs Volkan Bozkir today at the Farnesina. The meeting focused on Turkey’s European prospects, which Bozkir confirmed were a national priority and for which Gentiloni reiterated Italy’s support. The two ministers underscored the excellent status of bilateral relations, confirming that […]

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26 March 2015

Gentiloni: meeting with Turkish Minister for European Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received the Turkish Minister for European Affairs Volkan Bozkir today at the Farnesina. The meeting focused on Turkey’s European prospects, which Bozkir confirmed were a national priority and for which Gentiloni reiterated Italy’s support. The two ministers underscored the excellent status of bilateral relations, confirming that […]

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26 March 2015

Yemen: Italy informed by Saudi Arabia of raid intention. Gentiloni cites need to not jeopardise UN negotiation

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation received a telephone call yesterday afternoon from Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al-Faisal regarding the military initiative that the Riyadh government would be undertaking in the following hours in response to a request for assistance from legitimate Yemeni President Hadi. Minister Gentiloni expressed understanding for concerns […]

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24 March 2015

Alps Air Disaster: Gentiloni, United with victims and their families

“I was deeply struck by the news of the air disaster in the Alps and wish to express my solidarity with the victims and their families. Italy is united in grief with Germany, Spain, Turkey, Belgium and all the countries involved”, declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni.

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22 March 2015

JOINT STATEMENT ON LIBYA

 The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco. We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Bernardino Leon, the UNSMIL team and the Libyan participants and congratulate them  all  on the progress […]

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Interviews

20 March 2015

Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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20 March 2015

Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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19 March 2015

Farnesina: aggiornamento connazionali vittime attentato in Tunisia

Personale dell’Ambasciata a Tunisi  e dell’Unità di Crisi del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, appositamente inviato in loco, ha avuto accesso all’obitorio dell’ospedale Charles Nicolle ed effettuato un primo riconoscimento fotografico dei due connazionali che finora risultavano irreperibili. Sarà tuttavia necessario, per poter dichiarare il decesso, procedere ancora ad un atto formale di riconoscimento da […]

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19 March 2015

First meeting today at the Farnesina of Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing to Daesh

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni opened the first meeting of the Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing of Daesh this morning at the Farnesina. The group was set up in implementation of the strategy agreed on by the countries most active in the Coalition, which have launched a strengthened cooperation […]

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