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Press Releases

3 April 2015

Bethlehem: Cremisan monastery – Farnesina welcomes Israeli High Court verdict

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation welcomes the Israeli High Court’s verdict on the Cremisan monastery in the Bethlehem area. The Court granted the appeal concerning the route of the Israeli separation wall. The route, which would have undermined the functionality of the monastery and the livelihoods of numerous households in the area, […]

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Press Releases

3 April 2015

Kenya: Farnesina strongly condemns attack on Garissa University

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation strongly condemns the brutal attack by Somali al-Shabab militants at Garissa University. The attack, which took place yesterday, 2 April 2015, caused the death of about 150 Christian students. The Farnesina extends its solidarity, and that of the Italian people, to the Kenyan government and people and […]

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Press Releases

3 April 2015

Terrorist attacks in Sinai Peninsula strongly condemned by Farnesina

The Italian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the terrorist attacks that struck Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula yesterday, 2 April 2015, and extends its solidarity to the Egyptian authorities and people. The Farnesina also wishes to express its deepest sympathy for the families of the victims of this cowardly attack. In confirming that Italy and Egypt share a […]

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Interviews

2 April 2015

Gentiloni: “We won’t accept an agreement at any cost”

“We won’t accept an agreement at any cost”, says Gentiloni. “Signing would change Tehran’s role in the Middle East” From our correspondent in Amman “We’re in favour of a good agreement in Lausanne but that doesn’t mean supporting the Iranian positions”. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks about the negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear capability after his […]

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In detail

1 April 2015

Jordan: Nasser Judeh tells Gentiloni Da’esh is taking Islam hostage. Mission to Amman to meet Judeh and King Abdullah. Visit to Azraq refugee camp on border with Syria

Da’esh “is trying to take Islam hostage and distort its image. That is why the battle against terrorism and extremism is a battle within Islam: it’s our battle”. Those were the words of the Jordanian foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, in a press statement after his meeting with his Italian colleague Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni was […]

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Press Releases

30 March 2015

UN: Farnesina welcomes resolutions on situation in Libya

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has welcomed the unanimous adoption by the United Nations Security Council of two important resolutions on the situation in Libya. The resolutions have extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) led by the Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino […]

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Press Releases

26 March 2015

Yemen: Italy informed by Saudi Arabia of raid intention. Gentiloni cites need to not jeopardise UN negotiation

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation received a telephone call yesterday afternoon from Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al-Faisal regarding the military initiative that the Riyadh government would be undertaking in the following hours in response to a request for assistance from legitimate Yemeni President Hadi. Minister Gentiloni expressed understanding for concerns […]

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Press Releases

23 March 2015

High Level Italy-Algeria Contact Group; Pistelli, reaffirms joint support for a unified Libya and political solution

 “We reaffirmed our joint support for a unified Libya and for the achievement of a political solution. We intend to confront the terrorist threat together by implementing a concrete programme over the coming months”. This was the statement by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Lapo Pistelli in the margins of today’s meeting […]

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Press Releases

22 March 2015

JOINT STATEMENT ON LIBYA

 The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco. We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Bernardino Leon, the UNSMIL team and the Libyan participants and congratulate them  all  on the progress […]

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Press Releases

21 March 2015

Giornata internazionale per l’eliminazione delle discriminazioni razziali

Giornata internazionale per l’eliminazione delle discriminazioni razziali: Italia da sempre in prima linea   La Giornata internazionale per l’eliminazione delle discriminazioni razziali assume  particolare rilevanza quest’anno in cui ricorre anche il cinquantesimo anniversario dell’adozione della Convenzione internazionale sull’eliminazione di ogni forma di discriminazione razziale (1965-2015), ratificata dall’Italia nel 1976 e fondamento della lotta internazionale alle […]

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Press Releases

21 March 2015

Bodies of Italian victims of terrorist attack in Tunis flown to Rome

The Head of the Farnesina Crisis Unit left the Tunis airport with the bodies of the victims of the terrorist attack in Tunis and their families headed for Rome, where the authorities will perform the procedures required by law. Once those procedures are have been completed, they will be flown back to Turin.

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Accreditation Notices

20 March 2015

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO – Rientro delle salme dei connazionali vittime dell’attentato terroristico a Tunisi

I cine-foto-operatori interessati a riprendere il rientro, previsto per domani 21 marzo,  all’aeroporto di Ciampino Militare delle salme dei connazionali vittime dell’attentato terroristico a Tunisi, sono pregati di chiedere uno specifico accreditamento. Le richieste di accreditamento dovranno essere inviate al Servizio per la Stampa e la Comunicazione Istituzionale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri via mail all’indirizzo accreditamentostampa@esteri.it oppure via […]

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