Politica Estera

Interviews

30 March 2016

Gentiloni: «Investigative leads are unlikely and offensive. We are ready to draw the consequences if we don’t get collaboration» (Corriere della Sera)

«The firmness and dignity shown by Giulio Regeni’s parents are truly exemplary. One more reason for the institutions to insist with an equal amount of coherence and firmness. As for Egypt’s answers, we will first hear the opinion of Prosecutor Pignatone. If we don’t receive convincing answers, we will take the following steps». Foreign Minister […]

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Press Releases

24 March 2016

Visit to Algeria by Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enzo Amendola

The Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs visited Algeria yesterday and today. Mr Amendola held bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra, the Minister for Religious Affairs Mohamed Aissa, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy.  In his meeting with […]

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Press Releases

21 March 2016

​Italy’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, meets the Foreign Affairs Federal Counsellor of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkha

The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, met Foreign Affairs Federal Counsellor of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter in Neuchatel on Monday. The meeting confirmed excellent bilateral relations and positive economic and commercial potentials. Both ministers reiterated their common intention to enhance collaboration on issues about the border dividing the two countries and […]

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Press Releases

21 March 2016

Incontro del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni, con il Consigliere federale per gli Affari Esteri della Confederazione Svizzera, Didier Burkhalter

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni, ha incontrato oggi a Neuchâtel il Consigliere federale per gli Affari Esteri della Confederazione Svizzera, Didier Burkhalter. L’incontro ha confermato l’eccellente stato delle relazioni bilaterali e l’intensità dei rapporti economico-commerciali. I due Ministri hanno ribadito la comune volontà di rafforzare ulteriormente la collaborazione sulle questioni […]

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19 March 2016

Italy and Japan celebrate 150 years of bilateral relations

Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Rome tomorrow on the occasion of the celebrations of the 150 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan. Minister Kishida’s visit took place at a time when bilateral relations between the two countries are particularly good, with frequent contacts and renewed momentum on sectorial […]

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Press Releases

17 March 2016

RDC: ​Undersecretary Amendola announces another Congolese child adoption release

Italian vice-minister Amendola has announced that, thanks to a commitment by the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa, the Congolese authorities have officially announced that another group of minors will soon be reunited with families in Italy. Once the Commission for International Adoptions and the bodies in charge of adoptions have taken rapid action to complete the […]

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16 March 2016

Gentiloni in Prague, focus on bilateral economic relations

Rapidly strengthening economic relations between Italy and the Czech Republic will be the main theme of a visit to Prague by Minister Paolo Gentiloni today and tomorrow. The agenda will also include main European and international issues, such as immigration and conflicts in the Mediterranean. The visit takes place at a vital stage in bilateral […]

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15 March 2016

Memorandum of Understanding signed at the Farnesina between ministers Gentiloni, Giannini and Martina to promote Italian excellence abroad

​A Memorandum of Understanding aimed at promoting high-quality Italian cuisine abroad was presented this morning at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, where it was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Maurizio Martina, and the Minister of Education, Universities and Research, Stefania […]

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14 March 2016

Syria, Libya. Minister Gentiloni attends the Ministerial Meeting in Paris

Minister Gentiloni is attending the Quint Ministerial Meeting on Syria, Libya, the Ukrainian crisis and Yemen at the Paris Quai d’Orsay today together with the U.S. Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of Germany, France, the UK, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs. Discussions will mainly focus on the peace […]

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14 March 2016

سورية، لبنان. الوزير “دجينتيلوني” يشارك في لقاء “باريس” الوزاري.

شارك الوزير “دجينتيلوني” اليوم في “كي دورساي” بباريس في اللقاء الوزاري الخماسي المخصّص لسورية، ليبيا، الأزمة الأوكرانية واليمن، إلى جانب وزير الشؤون الخارجية الأمريكي ووزراء خارجية ألمانيا، فرنسا، بريطانيا والممثّل الأعلى للشؤون الخارجية في الاتحاد الأوروبي. تركّز اللقاء بصورة خاصة على محادثات السلام من أجل سورية التي ستُستأنَف نهار غد في “جنيف”. “الهدف بعيد على […]

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Interviews

6 March 2016

Gentiloni: «There is no need for a blitzkrieg in order to stabilise Libya» «We must avoid having a Failed State at our door»

He is in continuous contact with the Crisis Unit over the developments in the situation in Sabratha and the repatriation of the two Bonatti engineers released on Friday. He feels on his shoulders all the weight of these responsibility-laden hours, carefully weighing his words and even more so the decisions expected from a Country like […]

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4 March 2016

The OSCE’s challenges: “Migrants and Security”

“We’re under a moral obligation to save human lives. Building walls cannot be the answer, nor can viewing today’s migrant crisis from a security perspective alone. We cannot equate migrants and terrorists,” Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Paolo Gentiloni, said this morning when opening the OSCE conference on “Refocusing Migration and Security: […]

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