Alfano: deepfelt condolences for the tragic plane crash in Havana
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “I learned with immense grief of the news of the tragic plane crash in Havana. On behalf of all of Italy, I would like to express our deepfelt condolences for the Country’s loss. Italy, in a spirit of unrelenting friendship, stands by Cuba in this […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting to be held in Buenos Aires on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 May
The meeting will open at 7:45 p.m. (Buenos Aires time) with a working dinner on “Contribution, expectations and nature of the G20”. The G20 unites Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, France, Germany, Japan, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, Russia, United States, South Africa, Turkey and European Union. The G20 comprehensively […]
Read moreAlfano: “Farah has been found and is safe”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano said “Farah has been found and is safe thanks to prompt action by the Pakistani Authorities after being briefed by Italy. The Italian Embassy in Islamabad, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is following the case very closely and taking […]
Read morePakistani Student
The Foreign Ministry has asked the Italian Embassy in Islamabad to urgently verify with local authorities news of the Pakistani student residing in Verona who – after returning to her home Country – was reportedly obliged to interrupt her pregnancy by her family. If this were the case, it would constitute a very serious incident. […]
Read moreGiornata internazionale contro l’omofobia, la transfobia e la bifobia
Nella Giornata internazionale contro l’omofobia, la transfobia e la bifobia, ribadendo l’universalità e l’indivisibilità dei diritti umani e delle libertà fondamentali, la Farnesina riafferma il proprio impegno per la lotta contro ogni forma di intolleranza e di discriminazione, anche sulla base dell’orientamento sessuale e dell’identità di genere, che costituisce una delle priorità dell’azione internazionale del […]
Read moreMiddle East
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano reiterated his sense of concern and deep sadness at the deaths and injuries suffered today at the Gaza Strip, which followed violent clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces. Alfano said: “We appeal to all the parties involved to do everything possible to avoid […]
Read moreAlfano: “I express my firmest condemnation for the barbaric terrorist attacks in Surabaya”
“I express my firmest condemnation for the barbaric terrorist attacks in Surabaya,” affirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “Italy continues to stand by the Indonesian government and people in combating the ideology of terror and in defending our common values of civilisation. I convey my sympathy for the families of the […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry follows the case of Noura Hussein
The Foreign Ministry, through the Italian Embassy in Khartoum, is following with constant and careful attention the case of Noura Hussein, the young Sudanese woman who is sentenced to death. Capital punishment is unjustified in any circumstance. Italy is in the front line in the international campaign to promote a moratorium on the death penalty […]
Read moreEnhancing services for the Italian community in Britain
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has decided to hire ten contract employees at the Italian Consulate General in London in order to enhance the services for the Italian community in the United Kingdom after demand for services grew exponentially in the wake of Brexit. Another five employees were hired in the past […]
Read moreCooperation. Alfano:”Emergency humanitarian contribution to tackle a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “To tackle a new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and precisely in the north-western Ikoko-Impegne area, and respond to a humanitarian call launched by the World Health Organization, Italy has allocated 300,000 euros from […]
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