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18 September 2017

Minister Alfano meets with his Moroccan counterpart

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today met with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. At the meeting, Minister Alfano raised the case of a couple of disputed minors. In particular, discussions focused on Ali Taib, a little boy who was snatched from […]

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16 September 2017

Minister Alfano will be in New York from 17 to 22 September for the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in New York to attend the High-Level Segment of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The central theme for the General Debate 2017 will be “Focusing on people — striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable […]

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16 September 2017

72^ UNGA. Alfano a New York dal 17 al 22 settembre

Il ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Angelino Alfano, a New York per partecipare al segmento di alto livello della 72esima sessione dell’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite (UNGA). Il tema centrale del Dibattito Generale 2017 è “Focusing on people — striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet”. […]

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15 September 2017

Alfano: “Italy categorically condemns the launch of a ballistic missile over Japan”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano said: “Italy categorically condemns the launch of a ballistic missile over Japan by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea last night, and expresses its solidarity with the Japanese government and its people. Pyongyang’s show of defiance against the non-proliferation regime poses a serious threat to […]

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13 September 2017

Vincenzo Amendola, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wound up a two-day diplomatic mission to Cyprus today

Vincenzo Amendola, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wound up a two-day diplomatic mission to Cyprus today. The representative of the Italian Government has been in the capital, Nicosia, since yesterday, where he met with the Minister of Health, George Pamboridis, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulides. Bilateral relations and migration issues […]

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13 September 2017

Alfano: “Italy supports the WFP’s school canteen programme in Mali”

“Through the Italian Cooperation service, I have arranged for an immediate half-million-euro contribution to the World Food Program to fund a school canteen programme in Mali,” announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He continued: “The programmes promoting school canteens represent an important educational instrument by enabling minors to have at […]

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12 September 2017

Telephone conversation between Alfano and Salamè

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SGSR)and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassam Salame’. They had a long and fruitful conversation during which Minister Alfano discussed several priority issues regarding the political process to stabilize […]

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3 September 2017

Alfano: “Italy expresses its most firm and unequivocal condemnation for the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”

“Italy expresses its most firm and unequivocal condemnation for the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as it represents yet another clear violation of a number of United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He added: “Italy expresses its solidarity to […]

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1 September 2017

Alfano: “Diplomats are the engineers who build the bridges of dialogue”

“The global scenario changes at a fast-moving pace and we are now faced with a situation that is very volatile and intensely menacing, which can only be governed through dialogue and multilateralism, with the aim of achieving a coordinated action between the United Nations, NATO and EU. In this context, the Mediterranean is crucial in […]

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29 August 2017

Alfano: “Italy expresses concern over the decision to declare persona non grata CICIG Commissioner Ivan Velásquez”

Alfano: “Italy, together with the European Union and the Countries supporting the United Nation’s International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), expresses concern over the decision Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales made a few days ago, to declare persona non grata CICIG Commissioner, Ivan Velásquez.  Our country has been strongly committed to supporting CICIG and more […]

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29 August 2017

Alfano: ” Firm condemnation of North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile overflying Japan”

“Italy strongly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile overflying Japan, that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has fired last night. Pyongyang’s frequency of missile testing and the country’s ongoing development of related technologies are a source of deep and growing concern, besides causing the destabilisation of the wider region,” said Angelino Alfano, Minister […]

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21 August 2017

Libya: Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with UN Special Representative Salame’

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame’.Alfano expressed his appreciation for the outcome of the recent visit that Special Representative Salame’ made in Libya, as it represents a tangible sign of […]

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