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18 February 2016

Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States

The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the Libyan Presidency Council’s February 14 announcement of a Government of National Accord (GNA) Cabinet.  We take note of the spirit of openness and reconciliation embodied in this Cabinet.  It is not easy to choose the […]

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15 February 2016

Italy-Unesco Agreement signed

‘Blue helmets’ of culture set up in Rome to protect the world’s artistic heritage. Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and Unesco Director General Irina Bokova have signed an agreement to create an Italian task force and a training centre in Turin. The “Unite for Heritage” task force will consist of specialised personnel (civilian experts […]

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11 February 2016

Focus on global security and fighting terrorism in Munich

Terrorism, the refugee emergency, the future of Nato and the main regional crises are just some of the main issues to be tackled by the Security Conference opening in Munich tomorrow.The agenda for the two-day conference, which will be attended for Italy by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister of Defence […]

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Press Releases

2 February 2016

Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da’esh

1. Foreign Ministers of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to counter ISIL/Da’esh met today in Rome at the invitation of Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to take stock of the Coalition’s work and to accelerate our unified efforts to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL/Da’esh, dismantle its networks, and counter its global ambitions. The […]

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2 February 2016

Anti-Daesh Summit at the Foreign Ministry – “We have made progress but the threat persists”

In the fight against Daesh, we have made “important progress, but we are facing a very resilient organisation and we must therefore not underestimate it,” said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, in his opening remarks to the third Ministerial Meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, convened today at the Foreign […]

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Interviews

2 February 2016

Gentiloni: «There is the risk that ISIS will now move to Libya» (Il Messaggero)

Today, meeting in Rome, are the representatives of 23 Countries of the anti-ISIS coalition. The host is Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, who yesterday took stock of the situation with U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry. In December the United States had asked Italy to take part in the air strikes. Why is there some reluctance […]

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2 February 2016

Italian Foreign Ministry hosts ministerial meeting of the Coalition to Counter Daesh – Co-chaired by Gentiloni-Kerry, participants from 23 countries

The Italian Foreign Ministry opens today the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to counter Daesh/ISIL in the so-called ‘Small Group’ format, comprising the most committed countries within the broader Coalition, which are responsible for setting the political and strategic orientation of the collective effort. The meeting  is co-chaired by Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, and […]

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Press Releases

31 January 2016

Anti-Daesh summit to meet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday

The Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to counter Daesh/ISIL will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday in the so-called ‘Small Group’ format, comprising the most committed countries within the broader global anti Daesh Coalition, which play a political and strategic leading role in the collective effort.  The meeting will be […]

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27 January 2016

African Union Summit – Minister Gentiloni on mission in Addis Ababa

Human rights, security, migration, fighting radicalism, Libya: these are the items on the agenda of the 26th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa that will be attended by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni today. Minister Gentiloni will also hold bilateral meetings with his African counterparts and with the executives of the AU and IGAD.  The event is organised […]

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Press Releases

26 January 2016

Gentiloni-Zarif talks – Gentiloni: relaunching a fundamental relationship for the stability of the region

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to Palazzo della Farnesina this morning, as part of President Hassan Rouhani’s first visit abroad after Implementation Day, which marked on January 16 the coming into force of the agreement on the nuclear programme and the removal […]

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26 January 2016

Rouhani in Rome – Ministers Gentiloni and Zarif meet today in Rome

Today Palazzo della Farnesina hosts a meeting between the Italian and Iranian Foreign Ministers, Paolo Gentiloni and Mohammad Javad Zarif, as part of the historic visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Rome, the initial stop on his first trip in Europe. This contact between Rome and Teheran is even more meaningful because it is scheduled […]

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23 January 2016

Farnesina: Concern over Israel’s announcement declaring a further 370 acres in the occupied West Bank as “state land”

There is general concern over Israel’s decision to declare a further 370 acres of land south of Jericho “state land”, possibly paving the way for the construction of new settlements. Going forward with these activities risks exacerbating the situation on the ground and is in contrast with Israel’s commitment to pursue a peaceful solution based […]

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