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Press Releases

4 May 2015

Gentiloni hosts working lunch with Ambassadors of member countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, hosted a working lunch today, 4 May 2015, with the Ambassadors accredited to Rome of the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Minister Gentiloni’s initiative follows the meeting with the Ambassadors of Arab League member countries on 23 February 2015. It was an […]

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Press Releases

25 April 2015

Destruction of Nimrod: Giro calls for action

“The images of the vestiges of Nimrod, destroyed by DAESH, are a call to action”, declared Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro. “Destruction of the past means hatred of the future”, Giro continued, “and therefore Italy has asked UNESCO to advance concrete and effective measures to halt such devastation of the world’s heritage and illegal […]

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Press Releases

23 April 2015

Death of Giovanni Lo Porto: Minister Gentiloni offers his condolences

In the face of the distressing news of the death of Giovanni Lo Porto, I wish first of all to express my sympathy for his mother and all his family.  The tragic circumstances of his killing in a region of the Punjab on the Afghan-Pakistani border make the circumstances of his death even more dramatic. […]

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Press Releases

21 April 2015

Gentiloni meets the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Børge Brende, at the Farnesina today, 21 April 2015. The meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on regional crises and other key international topics. The two ministers discussed Libya, migration and combating terrorism; […]

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Press Releases

13 April 2015

Dichiarazione congiunta sulla Libia dei Ministri degli Esteri Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, del Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri ed il Commonwealth Hammond, e del Segretario di Stato Kerry

Joint Statement on Libya by Foreign Ministers Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hammond, and Secretary of State Kerry Foreign Ministers Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hammond, and Secretary of State Kerry welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue under the […]

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Interviews

12 April 2015

Gentiloni: «EU must end egotistical silence over persecuted Christians» (Avvenire)

“Italy is committed in Europe to keeping the attention on the persecution of Christians and offering solidarity through specific projects. Otherwise we would be the passive accomplices of that silence denounced by Pope Frances”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks upon his return from a visit to Kenya after the tragic events at the University of Garissa. […]

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In detail

10 April 2015

Gentiloni in Nairobi, alarm for the world’s Christians

One week on from the massacre at the University of Garissa, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni flew to Kenya because in the face of the cruel murder of 148 persons, for the most part Christian students, “it is, first of all, important to be thre and bear witness to Italy’s solidarity”. […]

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9 April 2015

Gentiloni in Barcelona for Italian-Spanish Dialogue Forum

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Barcelona to take part in the 14th Italian-Spanish Dialogue Forum. The issue of combating terrorism, while also protecting religious minorities, was the focus of his discussion with his Spanish colleague, Jose’ Garcia Margallo. “Total alarm for religious minorities” There is a state of “total alarm” over what is happening […]

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Press Releases

8 April 2015

“Una diplomazia integrata per le sfide globali” – VIII Conferenza Maeci – Banca d’Italia

Il Ministro Paolo Gentiloni e il Governatore Ignazio Visco hanno aperto questa mattina alla Farnesina i lavori della conferenza annuale MAECI-Banca d’Italia. In agenda, il comune impegno delle due Istituzioni nell’affrontare, in un’ottica di “diplomazia integrata”, grandi sfide globali quali la sostenibilità e la sicurezza energetica ed ambientale; il contrasto al finanziamento del terrorismo; la […]

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Press Releases

8 April 2015

“Integrated Diplomacy for Global Challenges” – 8th MFAIC–Bank of Italy Conference

Minster Paolo Gentiloni and Governor Ignazio Visco opened the annual MFAIC–Bank of Italy Conference this morning, 8 April 2015, at the Farnesina. The agenda includes the Ministry and the Bank of Italy’s shared commitment to address global challenges from an “integrated diplomacy” perspective. Challenges that include energy and environmental security and sustainability; measures to combat […]

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Interviews

7 April 2015

«All options are on the table against the terrorists. The military option is ready too», says Gentiloni (Corriere della Sera)

Pope Francis has condemned the “complicit silence” that surrounds the massacre of so many Christians throughout the world. Yesterday, on Easter Monday, he asked the world not to stand by, mute and inert. What do you think of his words, Minister Paolo Gentiloni? “There is a very serious threat to so many Christians in different […]

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Press Releases

6 April 2015

Yemen: Italy is following dramatic events with keen concern, says Gentiloni

“Italy is Italy is following the dramatic events in Yemen – a country that must also tackle the threat of terrorism and a dramatic economic and social crisis – with keen concern”. These were Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s words on the latest developments in the crisis and on the military […]

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