Minister Alfano meets with the Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Paul Cook
Italy intends to further strengthen bilateral relations with the United States through a wide range of activities, ranging from a common commitment in favour of political stability and security in many regional crises to the excellent and continuously growing level in the exchange of goods and services,” said Minister Alfano at the end of a […]
Read moreMinister Alfano to attend the Ministerial Conference of the 10 Ancient Civilisations in Athens
On 24 April the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, upon the joint invitation of the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Nikos Kotzias, and of China, Wang Yi, will attend the first Ministerial Conference of the “Ancient Civilizations Forum” (GC10). In addition to Italy, the other countries represented at the Conference will be Iran, Iraq, […]
Read moreAlfano on Venezuela. Violence can never be the response to the population’s requests
“I am following with deep concern the development of the protests underway and I express my firmest condemnation of the violence witnessed in the past few days,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, on the street clashes in Venezuela. “I repeat that violence cannot be the response to the population’s […]
Read moreAlfano meets with Davis, British Secretary of State for Brexit. The living conditions of Italians residing in London prior to Brexit will not undergo changes
“We deem it very important that, following Brexit, the acquired rights of Italian and European citizens residing in the United Kingdom, just as those of the British citizens living in EU Countries, continue to be guaranteed on the basis of the principle of reciprocity and non-discrimination. In particular, I was assured on the fact that […]
Read moreMinister Alfano informed his Azerbaijani counterpart of the decision of the T.A.R. of Lazio to authorise the continuation of the work on the TAP gas pipeline
At the end of today’s meeting during the visit of the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mammadyarov to Italy, Minister Alfano informed him of the decision of the T.A.R. (Regional Administrative Tribunal) of Lazio which, by rejecting the appeal lodged by the Regional Authorities of Apulia, authorised the continuation of the work on the TAP gas […]
Read moreMinister Alfano attends the meeting of ANCE’s Committee of Overseas Works and SMEs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, in preview of his address as the guest of honour at the meeting of Committee of Overseas Works and SMEs of ANCE (Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili – National Association of Building Contractors) scheduled for 20 April, said: “The Foreign Ministry and the diplomatic network are […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry is giving utmost attention to the case of journalist Gabriele Del Grande
The Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Ankara have been following the case of journalist Gabriele Del Grande with the utmost attention from the very start and are in constant contact with his family. Gabriele Del Grande’s girlfriend and the family lawyer were also contacted today. Minister Alfano instructed the Italian Consul in […]
Read moreMinister Alfano to attend the forty-sixth stop of the Roadshow for Internationalisation
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plays a key role in supporting Italian businesses, particularly thanks to the activity performed daily by the diplomatic network. This key role must be promoted more widely, so that businesses are aware of it are able to count on it. To this end, economic diplomacy is a strategic priority of my mandate at […]
Read moreMinister Alfano on the outcome of the Referendum in Turkey
Angelino Alfano, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the outcome of the Referendum in Turkey: “We acknowledge – says Minister Alfano – the results of the referendum and await completion of the verifications and final assessment of the OSCE- ODIHR observation mission. In the meantime we hope that – consistently with Turkey’s membership in the Council of Europe – the tensions within the Country will cool down and that the oppositions may take part in the implementation of reforms”.
Read moreMinister Alfano’s week
The highlight of this week was the meeting of the G7 Foreign Affairs Ministers, a gathering of worldwide importance that I had the honour and responsibility of chairing in the city of Lucca. The responsibility was even greater on this occasion because the diplomatic leaders of the most industrialized Countries were meeting for the first […]
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