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Press Releases
18 January 2015
Libya: Gentiloni hails ceasefire declarations

“Finally a glimmer of hope from Libya. I was very pleased to receive the news of the declarations by the parties concerned in Libya of a ceasefire aimed at creating the conditions for the pursuance of dialogue”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “Despite the multitude of difficulties still to be […]

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Press Releases
17 January 2015
Gentiloni: hopes for Libya, no to would-be saboteurs of dialogue

“The results of the first round of talks in Geneva brings new hope for a solution to Libya’s political, security, institutional and economic crisis. We have the unceasing efforts of UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Bernardino Leon to thank for this significant development, to whom Italy has extended every possible support”, said Minister for Foreign […]

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15 January 2015
Italy-Ethiopia: Gentiloni signs three cooperation accords

Minister Paolo Gentiloni signed three new cooperation accords with Ethiopia during a visit to Addis Ababa, on food security, socio-economic support for women and healthcare system development. Ethiopia important for Italian cooperation “Ethiopia is one of our cooperation’s most important countries”, Gentiloni underscored, expressing his satisfaction with the results of this past year within the […]

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13 January 2015
Italian EU Presidency – “Europe has changed direction, time now for action”

Over the past six months, Europe has undergone a “profound change in direction, now it’s time for action”; while the Italian EU presidency has “the colour and taste of an opportunity”. In his closing speech for the EU presidency in Strasbourg, Matteo Renzi underscored that “either Europe switches economic gears or it is going to […]

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12 January 2015
Gentiloni: No EU government is talking about suspending Schengen – ISIS is terrorism becoming State. EU foreign ministers to meet in Brussels Monday

“No EU government is talking about suspending Schengen. Sacrificing our freedom of circulation would be an unacceptable price to pay”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni reported to the Senate on the attacks in France on “three days of horror that France and Europe will never forget”. Stating that the government shared the pain of the families of […]

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Interviews
11 January 2015
Gentiloni: “The Caliphateis source of the new threat that our nation too is ready to combat” (Repubblica)

ROME. Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Foreign Affairs,you will be joining Prime Minister Renzi today at the “march” in Paris. Are you expecting an attack such as that against Charlie Hebdoin the French capital? «The establishment of a terrorist-controlled region between Iraq and Syria, and then the use that theDaesh [Arabic acronym for IS, editor’s note] […]

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Interviews
11 January 2015
Gentiloni: ”La nuova minaccia nasce nel Califfato, anche il nostro Paese pronto a combattere” (Repubblica)

ROMA. Paolo Gentiloni, ministro degli Esteri, lei oggi partecipa col premier Renzi alla “marcia” di Parigi. Vi aspettavate un colpo come quello contro Charlie Hebdo nella capitale francese? «La nascita fra Iraq e Siria di un territorio controllato dai terroristi e poi l’utilizzo che il Daesh (la sigla in arabo dell’Is, ndr) ha fatto dei […]

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Press Releases
10 January 2015
Libia: Gentiloni, bene nuova sessione dialogo politico a Ginevra

“L’annuncio da parte del Rappresentante Speciale del Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite per la Libia Bernardino Leon che le parti coinvolte hanno concordato sullo svolgimento di una nuova sessione di dialogo politico la settimana prossima a Ginevra rappresenta uno sviluppo importante e a lungo atteso nel quadro degli sforzi della comunità internazionale di porre fine […]

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8 January 2015
Paris attack: terrorism that acts as a state must be eliminated

“We need to take strong action against Daesh, the so-called Caliphate of the Islamic State; we need to eliminate terrorism that acts as a state because there lies the origin of the threats”. This was the comment of Minister Paolo Gentiloni, speaking on the Agorà programme after the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Italy in the […]

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Press Releases
5 January 2015
Gentiloni: Telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, had a telephone conversation yesterday afternoon, 4 January 2015.  Their talk included an up-date on the negotiations for a global and verifiable agreement on Iran’s nuclear capability, which have been extended until 30 June. A successful outcome of […]

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Interviews
31 December 2014
Gentiloni: “The EU is not a running faucet for sanctions” (La Stampa)

Minister Gentiloni, there an infinite number of issues are on the table for 2015. Shall we begin with Russia?  «Alright».  Regarding the Moscow sanctions “for illegal actions in Ukraine”, is there a softer European approach and a harsher U.S. one, and can you tell us how Italy has chosen to act?  «To tell the truth […]

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