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Press Releases
17 January 2017
Promoting Italy’s presence in Southeast Asia

On 18 and 19 January in Jakarta, the headquarters of the Secretariat of ASEAN, the Italian Ambassadors accredited to the 10 Southeast Asian Countries, will study an operational strategy to promote Italy’s presence on a market with 630 million inhabitants, an estimated average GDP growth of 5.3% in 2017, a need for infrastructure worth over […]

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Press Releases
17 January 2017
Minister Alfano in Tunis for institutional meetings

On Thursday, 19 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will travel to Tunis for a series of institutional meetings with the Head of State and members of the government. On arrival in the Tunisian capital, Minister Alfano will be welcomed by the Italian Ambassador in Tunis, Raimondo De Cardona, who […]

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Press Releases
13 January 2017
Minister Alfano will travel to Paris to attend the Plenary Session of the Middle East Peace Conference

On 15 January the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will travel to Paris to participate in the Plenary Session of the Middle East Peace Conference, organized by the French Government and chaired by France’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault. The Conference is scheduled to start at 2:30 pm, when the […]

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Press Releases
12 January 2017
Minister Alfano opens IRENA’s Plenary Session in the UAE

Minister Alfano will travel to the capital of the United Arab Emirates to chair the opening session of the 7th session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency – IRENA, of which Italy currently holds the Chair. The Assembly is scheduled to start on 14 January at 10:00 am local time. The Italian […]

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Press Releases
12 January 2017
Alfano: meeting with the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today received at the Farnesina the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship,  Dimitris Avramopoulos.  The meeting offered an opportunity to discuss the role of Italy at the UN Security Council and to make an overview of the main points on the agenda, including […]

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Press Releases
12 January 2017
Alfano: incontro con il Commissario Europeo per le Migrazioni, gli Affari Interni e la Cittadinanza

  Il ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Angelino Alfano, ha ricevuto, alla Farnesina, il Commissario Europeo per le Migrazioni, gli Affari Interni e la Cittadinanza, Dimitris Avramopoulos. L’incontro è stato un’occasione per discutere del ruolo dell’Italia nel Consiglio di Sicurezza  e  per un giro di orizzonte sui principali punti dei dossier tra […]

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Speeches
11 January 2017
Statement delivered by Minister Alfano at the Security Council Open Debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security” – New York, 10 January 2017

(The authentic text is only the one actually spoken) Excellencies, Colleagues, Mr. Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen. Allow me to praise the Swedish Presidency for organising this debate. My gratitude also goes to the Secretary-General for his ambitious programme of action. As we begin the year, I look forward to an open, productive and fruitful working […]

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Press Releases
8 January 2017
Attacks in the Middle East. Alfano, joint response to international terrorism needed

​The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, expresses his solidarity with the State of Israel for the violent terrorist attack in Jerusalem. Alfano confirms once again that “our country is committed to combating the strategy of terror with every means”. “I also feel close to the people of Syria and Iraq who suffered […]

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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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In detail
4 January 2017
Italy sits on the Security Council from 1 January 2017

As of the 1st of January 2017, Italy is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council by virtue of its election on 28 June 2016 and in compliance with the Hague Convention providing for the division of the 2017-2018 two-year mandate. Admitted into the UNO on 14 December 1955, Italy has always looked […]

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Press Releases
1 January 2017
Firm condemnation of the attacks in Turkey and Iraq. Alfano: “Italy’s strong commitment in view of its chairmanship of the G7”

“Italy firmly condemns the horrific terrorist attack perpetrated last night in Istanbul, which caused the death of a great number of innocent victims, brutally striking down so many young people who had gathered to celebrate the start of the new year,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He added: “Our […]

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