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Press Releases

21 April 2017

Minister Alfano meets with the Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Paul Cook

Italy intends to further strengthen bilateral relations with the United States through a wide range of activities, ranging from a common commitment in favour of political stability and security in many regional crises to the excellent and continuously growing level in the exchange of goods and services,” said Minister Alfano at the end of a […]

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In detail

21 April 2017

Alfano: “Grief and dismay for the terrible attack in Paris”

Grief and dismay for the terrible attack on the French Police in #Paris.  We are close to the families of the people involved and to France. The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit is operative. We advise Italians present in Paris to avoid the area of the Champs Elysees, to keep informed and to follow the indications […]

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Interviews

8 April 2017

Alfano “Justified response by violations in Damascus. But now let us resort to the UN” (Corriere della Sera)

“Minister Alfano, are we sure that Assad used chemical weapons during the Khan Sheikhoun bombing, or was the area bombed with conventional armaments from ISIL chemical weapon stocks, as Russia maintains?”“Practically speaking, the missiles launched from U.S. ships struck the Syrian bases where the attacks to civilians originated. In other words, the U.S. response is […]

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Interviews

4 April 2017

Giro: «La Russia nel mirino di jihadisti di ritorno l`Italia può favorire il dialogo internazionale» (Il Mattino)

Erano un po’ di anni che non succedeva. In Russia la stagione del terrorismo – legata soprattutto al lungo e sanguinoso conflitto in Cecenia – sembrava tramontata. E invece no. Sono tornate bombe e stragi. Perché ora? Perché la Russia? Per colpire chi e che cosa? E quali potranno essere le conseguenze? Ne parliamo con […]

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Press Releases

3 April 2017

“Grief and closeness of Italy to the Russian State and people”

“I express my firmest condemnation and the grief and closeness of Italy to the Russian State and people for the bombing of a few hours ago in St. Petersburg,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. “To the families of the victims, I convey my warmest solidarity. To the numerous people […]

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Press Releases

23 March 2017

Minister Alfano: “Condolences and solidarity to the British people”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angelino Alfano, conveyed his condolences and solidarity to the British people for yesterday’s attack in London. When speaking at the Italian Embassy in Washington at a concert to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, Minister Alfano immediately recalled the tragic episode perpetrated in the […]

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Press Releases

16 March 2017

Italy provides aid to the injured in Benghazi

Yesterday morning, an Italian Air Force C130-J, configured for medical transport operations, landed at the Libyan base in Benina, near the city of Benghazi, and loaded 22 injured Libyans. This is the  first group of people considered to be suitable for air transport by the relevant medical committee of the Ministry of Defence. The aircraft […]

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Press Releases

6 March 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the launch of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns last night’s launch of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Repeated missile tests, compounded to the development of a nuclear arsenal by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, constitutes a threat to international peace and security and an open violation of the UN Security Council Resolutions. […]

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Press Releases

4 March 2017

Alfano: “International support for the political process in Syria”

At the end of the first round of the Geneva peace talks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, underscored the “importance of international support – as broad and cohesive as possible – to the political process in Syria.” He also emphasised the need to guarantee “the full respect of the roadmap […]

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Press Releases

25 February 2017

Joint Statement by the Ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States to Libya

The Ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States reiterate our commitment to preserving the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and national cohesion of Libya and our support for the Libyan Political Agreement of 17 December 2015 as the basis for an inclusive political solution of the current conflicts. We continue […]

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Press Releases

18 February 2017

Munich Security Conference: Alfano meets with iraqi prime minister Al Abadi

At the Munich Security Conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met with Iraq’s Prime Minister, Al Abadi. The meeting offered an important opportunity to discuss the developments in Iraq after the liberation of Mosul, where Italy is engaged in the forefront in the fight against Daesh with a considerable deployment […]

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Press Releases

18 February 2017

Alfano: incontro con il premier iracheno Al Abadi

Durante la Conferenza sulla Sicurezza di Monaco, il ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Angelino Alfano, ha incontrato il primo ministro iracheno Al Abadi. Si è trattato di un’importante occasione per discutere, dopo la liberazione di Mosul est, degli ultimi sviluppi in Iraq, dove l’Italia e’ impegnata in prima linea nella lotta a […]

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