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6 October 2017

Address by the Hon. Minister at the High-Level Meeting on Somalia co-chaired by Italy, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia and Somalia

(The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered)    Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,  Somalia has made important progress and is on a positive trajectory. The Country is defining its new State building process and tackling the issues that hinder stability: from the fight against Al Shabaab and Daesh, to economic development. […]

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6 October 2017

Discorso dell’On. Ministro all’evento AVSI “Rifugiati e migranti” sulla “via italiana” tra aiuto allo sviluppo e domanda di sicurezza

  New York, UNGA, 19 settembre 2017 (Fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato)   Dear colleagues, Mr. Giampaolo Silvestri, Mr. Giampaolo Pioli, Mr. Lorenzo Vidino, Ms. Elena Riva, Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for joining us today! I was born and raised in Sicily by the Mediterranean Sea, facing the coast of Africa. […]

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Speeches

6 October 2017

Discorso dell’On. Ministro all’evento AVSI “Rifugiati e migranti” sulla “via italiana” tra aiuto allo sviluppo e domanda di sicurezza

  New York, UNGA, 19 settembre 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Dear colleagues, Mr. Giampaolo Silvestri, Mr. Giampaolo Pioli, Mr. Lorenzo Vidino, Ms. Elena Riva, Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for joining us today! I was born and raised in Sicily by the Mediterranean Sea, facing the coast […]

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6 October 2017

Event “Protecting cultural heritage from terrorism and mass atrocities: links and common responsibilities”

  (The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered)    High Representative Federica Mogherini, Director General Irina Bokova, Executive Director Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director Simon Adams, Ladies and gentlemen, In this interconnected world, we can download almost anything from the internet. But we cannot download values. They must be our “moral browser”, […]

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Speeches

6 October 2017

Global Counterterrorism Forum – New York, UNGA, 20 september 2017

Dear friends and colleagues, I want to thank our colleagues from the Kingdom of Morocco (MAE: Nasser Bourita) and from the Kingdom of the Netherlands (MAE: Bert Koenders) for hosting this meeting. No durable solution in countering terrorism can be found outside a framework of multilateral cooperation. The Global Counterterrorism Forum offers a crucial contribution […]

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Speeches

5 October 2017

UNGA. Alfano attends the Security Council meeting on “Threats to international peace and security”

Today’s vote in the Security Council is a very important step towards holding Da’esh accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Inhumanity has been the essence of the horrific offences perpetrated by Da’esh in its cruel ideology. Few times in history have we seen such deliberate and systematic acts of murder, kidnapping, suicide bombing, […]

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5 October 2017

Minister Alfano – Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (UNGA)

I want to thank the United States for calling for today’s meeting.Almost 50 years ago, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entered into force. Thanks to collective efforts, the Non-Proliferation Treaty has become a pillar of our collective security. Over the course of the Treaty’s existence, Italy has been a champion of the […]

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Press Releases

4 October 2017

Minister Alfano meets UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura

  The Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano, met the UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation where he was briefed on the special envoy’s assessment of the situation in Syria. “Italy welcomes the resumption of talks on the Syrian crisis between the US and Russia” stated […]

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In detail

28 September 2017

Italy takes part in the UN Youth Delegate Programme

Italy will take part in the UN Youth Delegate Programme (UNYDP) this year, sending two young Italians to work with the Third Committee of the General Assembly, which is mandated to tackle questions on human rights. The programme – with delegates from 38 countries – will include young people in the work of national diplomatic […]

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Press Releases

28 September 2017

XXXIV Bilateral Italy-France meeting

“I had a very fruitful dialogue with Minister Le Drian. We discussed in depth Italian-French priorities in relaunching the EU: reform of the euro zone, growth, jobs, youth-friendly policies and boosting European defence. We also discussed Libya, migration, Iran, North Korea and reinforcing our cooperation with the United Nations and the OSCE,” stated Minister of […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2017

Sincere grief for the demise of professor Bassiouni

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed his sorrow at the death of Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, a leading figure in the area of international law and intercultural dialogue. With the passing of Professor Bassiouni, the international community has lost the “Godfather of International Criminal Law”. He was a fervent supporter of the […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2017

Meeting between Minister Alfano and Italian NGOs

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday, Minister Angelino Alfano met a large group of NGOs potentially interested in working in Libya. “I wanted to organise this meeting on my return from New York to inform you of the launch of a first request for tenders to provide humanitarian aid in Libya. […]

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