Politica Estera

Interviews

2 April 2015

Gentiloni: “We won’t accept an agreement at any cost”

“We won’t accept an agreement at any cost”, says Gentiloni. “Signing would change Tehran’s role in the Middle East” From our correspondent in Amman “We’re in favour of a good agreement in Lausanne but that doesn’t mean supporting the Iranian positions”. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks about the negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear capability after his […]

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1 April 2015

Jordan: Nasser Judeh tells Gentiloni Da’esh is taking Islam hostage. Mission to Amman to meet Judeh and King Abdullah. Visit to Azraq refugee camp on border with Syria

Da’esh “is trying to take Islam hostage and distort its image. That is why the battle against terrorism and extremism is a battle within Islam: it’s our battle”. Those were the words of the Jordanian foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, in a press statement after his meeting with his Italian colleague Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni was […]

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31 March 2015

Italy–Serbia: EU should open negotiating chapters within the year. “We cannot keep such a significant process at a standstill”

“Italy is utterly convinced that Serbia’s European integration must make progress, with the opening of negotiating chapters by the end of 2015”. This was Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment at the press conference in Belgrade with his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic. “We cannot keep such a significant process for the EU at a standstill. Serbia has […]

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Press Releases

30 March 2015

Italy-San Marino: Della Vedova meets Secretary of State Valentini

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, met the Secretary of State of San Marino, Pasquale Valentini, at the Farnesina today, 30 March 2015. They exchanged views on key international and bilateral issues. On the international front, they discussed the reform of the Security Council, on which they hold similar positions, and their current […]

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30 March 2015

Gentiloni: Europe risks ignoring threat from south, warns Italy (Financial Times)

Europe risks perilously overlooking threats from its southern flank as the Ukraine crisis dominates attention and reawakens old habits from the cold war, Italy’s foreign minister warns. “We are a bit too concerned by what happens on our northeastern borders because of the perfectly understandable and strong narrative of the 20th century,” said Paolo Gentiloni […]

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Press Releases

26 March 2015

Yemen: Italy informed by Saudi Arabia of raid intention. Gentiloni cites need to not jeopardise UN negotiation

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation received a telephone call yesterday afternoon from Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al-Faisal regarding the military initiative that the Riyadh government would be undertaking in the following hours in response to a request for assistance from legitimate Yemeni President Hadi. Minister Gentiloni expressed understanding for concerns […]

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Press Releases

24 March 2015

Alps Air Disaster: Gentiloni, United with victims and their families

“I was deeply struck by the news of the air disaster in the Alps and wish to express my solidarity with the victims and their families. Italy is united in grief with Germany, Spain, Turkey, Belgium and all the countries involved”, declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni.

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Interviews

20 March 2015

Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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20 March 2015

Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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16 March 2015

Gentiloni: nuovo contesto sull’immigrazione

Gentiloni, verso strategia unica UE e rafforzamento Triton in Libia, ”l’Italia fara’ la sua parte”, così come oggi e’ ”in prima fila” a sostegno del negoziato Onu Dalla discussione dei Ministri degli Esteri dell’Unione europea sulle tematiche migratorie emerge “un contesto nuovo” tra i 28 – ha detto il Ministro Paolo Gentiloni a conclusione dei […]

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9 March 2015

Italy-Mexico: Gentiloni in Mexico City, to participate in Bi-National Commission, cooperation accords to be signed

Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Mexico City for a meeting of the Italy-Mexico Bi-National Commission, the foremost bilateral collaboration body. Gentiloni will meet with Senate President Miguel Barbosa Huerta and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose’ Antonio Meade Kuribrena, with whom he will discuss international policy concerns. Cooperation accords The Commission sessions will focus on the […]

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6 March 2015

EU: Gentiloni in Riga for the Gymnich summit. Focus on situation in Libya, Ukraine and EU-Russia relations

7 March – Latvian MFA press release on Gymnich (original language) ‘EU Foreign Ministers in Riga demonstrate unequivocal unity’ On 6-7 March, Riga hosted the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers with participation of  Foreign Ministers from candidate countries and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. The ministers discussed […]

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