Politica Estera

Interviews

4 October 2016

Gentiloni: «Europe will be up against a wall on migration if it does not enforce existing agreements» (La Stampa)

“If the European Union remains nailed to the dogma of decimal points in the economy and to the idea that every Country goes its own way on the issue of migration, it’s going to find itself up against a wall,” repeats several times Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni while reflecting on the future of Europe in […]

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Press Releases

29 September 2016

Syria : Minister Gentiloni receives UN Envoy De Mistura at the Farnesina

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura, at the Farnesina today. During the talks, Minister Gentiloni confirmed Italy’s support for the work of the United Nations and condemned the continuous bombing, through which the Assad regime has been striking for days on end […]

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Press Releases

29 September 2016

India: today Undersecretary of State Della Vedova received the Indian Minister of Food Processing Industries Badal at the Farnesina

Today at the Farnesina Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova received India’s Minister of Food Processing Industries, Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The meeting aimed to ratify, the Undersecretary said, “the relaunching of economic, trade and industrial cooperation between the two Countries” following the meeting of 4 September with Indian Foreign Minister, Sushma […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2016

Ticino: Minister Gentiloni has telephone conversation with Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter. The Swiss minister confirmed that yesterday’s referendum in the Canton of Ticino will not have immediate consequences on Italian cross-border workers and that the legislation on foreign workers is currently under the scrutiny of […]

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25 September 2016

Joint Statement on Syria by the Foreign Ministers of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union

The foreign ministers of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union have released the following joint statement: The devastating events in Syria this week underscore what we have been saying for some time: the burden is on Russia to prove it is willing and able […]

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19 September 2016

Minister Gentiloni is in New York from September 19 to 23, to attend the 71st Session of the General Assembly

Minister Gentiloni is in New York City to participate in the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The 2016 theme is: “The Sustainable Development Goals: a Universal Push to Transform our World”. Great attention will be paid to the issue of migrations which has taken centrestage during the “Addressing vulnerabilities of refugees and migrants” summit, […]

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12 September 2016

Minister Gentiloni on diplomatic mission in Cyprus today

The progress made in the UN-led reunification negotiations and perspectives, the migration crisis, the EU-Turkey relations and the Brexit vote will be the main issues addressed during the visit to Cyprus of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni’s agenda includes a visit to President Anastasiades. With his Cypriote counterpart, Ioannis Kasoulides, Gentiloni will address the […]

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31 August 2016

Minister Gentiloni is today attending the 21st ItalianGerman Intergovernmental Summit

Minister Gentiloni is attending the 21st Italian-German Intergovernmental Summit today, which will be an opportunity to confirm the strong relations between the two countries and also to consolidate a common European agenda within the framework of the priorities identified at the meetings in Berlin and Ventotene: security, economics, social cohesion and youth. Minister Gentiloni will […]

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22 August 2016

Between multilateral and scientific diplomacy: Minister Gentiloni on mission in Geneva today

Minister Gentiloni is in Geneva today where, together with the Head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter, he will be guest speaker at the opening session of the Conference of the Ambassadors and of the External Network of the Swiss Federation on schedule at the United Nations Office, and address more than […]

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Interviews

15 August 2016

Gentiloni: «Migrants, the EU backtracks» (Il Messaggero)

«We are ready for phase 2 in Libya. But the EU must listen to us on the migration crisis». Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, says he is in favour of training Tripoli’s security and police forces after receiving the approval of Parliament. Moreover, in Italy «the attention of security forces and of the intelligence service […]

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4 August 2016

Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire – Two stops on the Foreign Minister’s African mission. Gentiloni: “Committed to guaranteeing security and coordinating efforts in Italy and in Africa”

Minister Paolo Gentiloni is on a mission to Nigeria and to Cote d’Ivoire, two countries with great potential and which also generate major migration flows. Italy intends to handle migration in accordance with the Migration Compact, a new approach promoted by Italy at EU level, and in its capacity as the next member of the […]

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Press Releases

3 August 2016

Italy is concerned about new missile launch by North Korea that landed in the EEZ waters of Japan

The news about a missile fired last night by North Korea that landed in the waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Japan increases the concerns expressed by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs last June. These are acts that threaten international peace and security, openly violating the relevant Resolutions of the UN Security Council. The […]

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