NATO

Press Releases

23 July 2020

Telephone interview of Minister Di Maio with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

Minister Di Maio had today a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, on the main current issues for the attention of the Atlantic Alliance. Regarding the Eastern Mediterranean, the owner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlighted the need to maintain internal cohesion within the Alliance, facilitating dialogue between the coastal states to […]

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In detail

6 May 2020

NATO and Italian National Institute of Health project for Covid 19 diagnostic tests

Developing rapid diagnostic kits for the detection of coronavirus-specific antibodies and antigens. This is the objective of the two-year scientific cooperation project of NATO, through the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) programme, presented today, in cooperation with the Italian National Institute of Health and Tor Vergata University together with the University Hospital in Basel, […]

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Diplomatic Network

25 November 2019

Italian Embassy in London hosts a Round Table on NATO

“Sources of Instability in the South and NATO”, the title of a round table hosted at the Italian Embassy in London, tackled the key issues of the stability of the Mediterranean and the role of NATO. The Round Table was promoted by the Italian Embassy in cooperation with the British Foreign Office and the Ministry […]

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Events

1 April 2019

NATO: A documentary retraces the steps that led Italy to join the Treaty

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949, the Rai public broadcasting company will air a documentary entitled ”Telegramma 2171. L’anno del Patto Atlantico” (“Telegram 2171. The Year of the Atlantic Treaty”), co-produced by Rai Storia and the Diplomatic Historic Archive of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Press Releases

5 September 2017

​NATO South Hub opens in Naples

“The NATO South Hub held an opening ceremony today at the Joint Force Command in Naples. It marks a change of pace in the focus of the Alliance on new non-conventional and asymmetric security challenges which regard the Southern shore,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, during the ceremony of […]

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Press Releases

21 April 2017

Minister Alfano meets with the Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Paul Cook

Italy intends to further strengthen bilateral relations with the United States through a wide range of activities, ranging from a common commitment in favour of political stability and security in many regional crises to the excellent and continuously growing level in the exchange of goods and services,” said Minister Alfano at the end of a […]

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Press Releases

30 March 2017

Minister Alfano in Brussels for the NATO ministerial meeting

“The solidarity and solidity of the Atlantic Alliance was the cornerstone for peace and prosperity in the postwar period and more than ever today remain a force for stability in a period marked by serious crises and new threats” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, just before leaving for Brussels, […]

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In detail

9 March 2017

Minister Alfano meets with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg

Minister Alfano met with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels today. Many were the matters addressed: from the relevance of the Atlantic Alliance for international security to the need to reflect on its role in the face of new challenges. Minister Alfano underscored the centrality of the Mediterranean, the meeting point between […]

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Interviews

24 January 2017

Alfano: “As to the sanctions on Russia Europe should decide with Trump” (La Stampa)

Minister Alfano, while London is leaving the EU, the ties between the UK and the US are closer and are as strong as they were last century. This is bad new for us, don’t you think? «Europe must keep focused on its leadership and not look in all directions. We need to give respite to […]

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Press Releases

8 January 2017

UN: Alfano attends his first Security Council meeting in New York

Tomorrow, 9 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in New York to attend the first meeting of the Security Council following the mandate conferred to Italy as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for 2017, where he will meet the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and the […]

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Press Releases

21 November 2016

Great satisfaction of the Foreign Ministry for the election of Paolo Alli as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Honourable Paolo Alli was elected President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) at the end of the annual session held today in Istanbul. Italy has not held this prestigious office since 1961. The Assembly, which was established in 1955, is an independent body of NATO, is composed of 257 delegates, members of the national […]

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Interviews

19 November 2016

GENTILONI «Growth and defence: we must react and take strong decisions. It is our last chance».

Minister Gentiloni, former Italian Ambassador to the U.S., Giovanni Castellaneta, warns that with Trump at the White House Italy and Europe will no longer be able to count on the USA as in the past years. Are you convinced of that too? “We will cooperate with the president-elect. The U.S. is our number one ally. […]

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