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1 April 2016

Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release regarding the opening of the self-proclaimed representative office of the so-called “Republic of South Ossetia” in Rome

It has come to our knowledge that a self-proclaimed representative office of the so-called “Republic of South Ossetia” will shortly be opening in Rome. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterates its established position in this respect, which it shares with the European Union and almost all the Member States of the United Nations, […]

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31 March 2016

Mission of Undersecretary Amendola to Albania

The two-day mission of Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola to Albania ends today. The Italian Government representative attended the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia). The meeting, which was also attended by European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn, allowed discussions to be […]

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28 March 2016

The Farnesina’s comment on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara

With reference to the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara to protest against the attendance of some European diplomatic and consular representatives at the first hearing in the trial against two journalists of the Cumhuriyet, Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, which was held in Istanbul on Friday, the Farnesina informs that the […]

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23 March 2016

Carlo Calenda appointed Italy’s Permanent Representative to the European Union

This is to inform that Italy’s Council of Ministers recently approved the appointment of Carlo Calenda as Italy’s Permanent Representative to the European Union. Carlo Calenda was born in Rome in 1973. He has a degree in Law from the University of Rome. From 2004 to 2008 he was appointed assistant to the President of Confindustria […]

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22 March 2016

Brussels attacks: telephone call by Minister Gentiloni to Belgian Foreign Minister Reynders

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni telephoned the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders to express the sympathy and deep solidarity of the Italian Government and people. The Belgian minister confirmed the severity of the attacks suffered at the airport and metro stations. The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs is working with Embassies […]

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22 March 2016

Il Ministro Gentiloni sull’attacco terroristico a Bruxelles

“Seguo con il fiato sospeso l’evolversi della situazione a Bruxelles e mi stringo al popolo e al governo belga colpito da un nuovo attacco terroristico” così il Ministro degli affari esteri Paolo Gentiloni. “Tutte le strutture della nostra diplomazia sono attivate per prestare massima assistenza ai nostri connazionali” ha concluso Gentiloni.

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22 March 2016

Minister Gentiloni on terror attack in Brussels

“I am following with bated breath the evolution of the situation in Brussels and I wish to express my condolences to the people of Belgium hit by yet another terror attack,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni. “All structures of our diplomatic and consular networks are working to  provide the best possible support to […]

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21 March 2016

Incontro del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni, con il Consigliere federale per gli Affari Esteri della Confederazione Svizzera, Didier Burkhalter

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Paolo Gentiloni, ha incontrato oggi a Neuchâtel il Consigliere federale per gli Affari Esteri della Confederazione Svizzera, Didier Burkhalter. L’incontro ha confermato l’eccellente stato delle relazioni bilaterali e l’intensità dei rapporti economico-commerciali. I due Ministri hanno ribadito la comune volontà di rafforzare ulteriormente la collaborazione sulle questioni […]

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21 March 2016

​Italy’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, meets the Foreign Affairs Federal Counsellor of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkha

The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, met Foreign Affairs Federal Counsellor of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter in Neuchatel on Monday. The meeting confirmed excellent bilateral relations and positive economic and commercial potentials. Both ministers reiterated their common intention to enhance collaboration on issues about the border dividing the two countries and […]

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16 March 2016

Gentiloni in Prague, focus on bilateral economic relations

Rapidly strengthening economic relations between Italy and the Czech Republic will be the main theme of a visit to Prague by Minister Paolo Gentiloni today and tomorrow. The agenda will also include main European and international issues, such as immigration and conflicts in the Mediterranean. The visit takes place at a vital stage in bilateral […]

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11 March 2016

#Farnesina: Art as the communication channel between society and politics

“Politics is the offspring of creation; therefore culture must be thought of starting from art and subsequently reach politics through the appropriate mechanism. This is why it is so important that Italian art be present here, in a place open to the world,” Michelangelo Pistoletto told the Multi-media Editorial Board of the Farnesina and the […]

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10 March 2016

Secretary General Valensise in Skopje

Secretary General Michele Valensise held meetings in Skopje yesterday with the Secretary of State of the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elena Kuzmanovska, and the Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, Fatmir Besimi. Ambassador Valensise emphasised Italy’s full support towards Skopje’s integration on the Euro-Atlantic stage and affirmed that the European Union’s […]

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