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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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Press Releases

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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Interviews

16 January 2016

Gentiloni: «EU is raising a useless controversy. Flexibility? It’s all our doing» (Corriere della Sera)

«Europe is experiencing one of its most difficult periods since the ‘60s.  It does not need Brussels to engage in useless controversies. Italy is not raising controversy but it obeys E.U. rules and demands to be respected,” Minister Gentiloni said in reply to the unprecedented words of criticism addressed by the President of the EU […]

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Press Releases

12 January 2016

Istanbul bombing: Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni calls his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Following this morning’s bombing, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni called his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to express Italy’s closeness and sympathy for the victims, their families and the Turkish government. “Italy and Turkey are more than ever committed to combating terrorism,” Mr Gentiloni said. The Turkish Foreign Minister informed Mr Gentiloni that the government does not […]

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Press Releases

9 January 2016

Minister Gentiloni: Telephone conversations with Libyan Prime Minister Designate and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni this morning reiterated to Libyan Prime Minister Designate Fayez Al-Sarraj Italy’s full support for the Presidency Council for Libya’s actions. During the telephone conversation Minister Gentiloni also expressed his solidarity for the incident that involved Mr. Al-Sarraj on Friday. The Prime Minister Designate downplayed the importance of the incident that […]

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Press Releases

8 January 2016

Foreign Minister Gentiloni holds telephone conversation on the situation in Libya

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, today held telephone conversations with  Algeria’s Minister for Maghreb Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah and Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss the situation in Libya. All the ministers voiced their firm condemnation of the […]

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Press Releases

8 January 2016

Foreign Minister Gentiloni receives Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met today with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, at the ministry’s headquarters in Rome. The talks focused on bilateral economic relations and trade. “Economic relations between Italy and Russia are still high, especially in energy and road infrastructure, mechanics and […]

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Press Releases

7 January 2016

Libya: Minister Gentiloni’s statement on terrorist attack in Zliten

“Following this morning’s terrorist attack in Zliten, I wish to express  the solidarity of government of Italy to the victims, the Libyan people and Prime Minister-designate Seraj. The terrorist threat must first of all be confronted by the unity of  all Libyans. It is therefore urgent to implement the recently signed political agreement, overcoming internal […]

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Speeches

6 January 2016

Gentiloni: «Challenges cannot be resolved with some brilliant military action» (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor-in Chief, If these days are harbingers of the year to come, Europe will truly have some stormy waters to negotiate. And the centre of the upheaval, more than ever, will be the Mediterranean – with Italy in the front line, therefore, for historical, geographical, economic and cultural reasons. Wondering if the government’s policy […]

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Press Releases

5 January 2016

Libya: telephone conversation of Minister Gentiloni with Prime Minister-designate Fayez al Sarraj

The new and alarming pressure exerted by Daesh in Libya was at the centre of a telephone conversation held late yesterday evening between Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj.   Mr Sarraj expressed to the Italian Government his deep concern for escalating clashes and for the eastward advancement of Sirte-based […]

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Press Releases

4 January 2016

Saudi Arabia-Iran: Foreign Ministry expresses great concern for rising tension in the Middle East

The Italian Foreign Ministry has expressed great concern for the increasing political and diplomatic tension in the Middle East, which risks exacerbating the divisions in the Islamic world to an unsustainable level and compromising current diplomatic efforts addressed at resolving the serious crisis experienced by the region. Italy encourages Saudi Arabia and Iran to do […]

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Press Releases

29 December 2015

Ramadi. Important success by Iraq, assisted by the international coalition, says Gentiloni

“The defeat of Da’esh at Ramadi is an important success by the Iraqi military forces and the international coalition. It is further confirmation that Iraq is on the right road in the battle to eradicate the so-called ‘Islamic State’”. This was the comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. “This […]

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