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15 April 2017
Gabriele Del Grande case. Note by the Foreign Ministry

In relation to Gabriele Del Grande, the Italian citizen who was arrested in Turkey because he entered an area in the Country that is closed off to public access, we inform that Turkish Authorities have assured that the Italian is well. The Foreign Ministry, in close cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Ankara and the […]

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13 April 2017
Italian commitment to limiting the proliferation of WMD delivery systems

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano said: “Thirty years ago, on 16 April 1987, the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, UK, USA) announced the establishment of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) to restrict the proliferation of missiles capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction and relevant technologies. MTCR now […]

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12 April 2017
Humanitarian cooperation

Humanitarian cooperation for the identification of victims of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean is the topic of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Elisabetta Belloni, and the Extraordinary Government Commissioner for Missing Persons, Prefect Vittorio Piscitelli, signed today at the Farnesina.  The MoU defines […]

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12 April 2017
The Farnesina and the Special Commissioner of the Italian Government for Missing Persons sign an MoU

Humanitarian cooperation with a view to identifying the victims of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea was at the centre of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Elisabetta Belloni, and the Special Commissioner of the Italian Government for Missing Persons, Prefect Vittorio […]

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12 April 2017
12-13 April: Minister Alfano in Udine and Istria

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, has been invited by the Unione Italiana, the organization representing the Italian minorities in Croatia and Slovenia, for a mission to Istria on Wednesday 12 April and Thursday 13 April.  Before reaching Umago, Minister Alfano will arrive in Udine on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. to […]

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10 April 2017
Minister Alfano to Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Kishida: “Italian G7 Presidency. Strong alignment with Tokyo.”

“The Italian G7 Presidency follows that of Japan in a prospect of continuity. Our programme has placed citizens and their needs in terms of social, economic, environmental well-being and security at the centre of the agenda and of the political action of our Presidency,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, […]

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10 April 2017
Foreign ​Minister Alfano has telephone call with Iranian colleague Zarif before opening G7 meeting

Today in the early afternoon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone call with his Iranian colleague, Mohammad Javad Zarif, before the G7 ministerial meeting, which opened today at 4:30 p.m.The telephone call was requested by the Iranian minister and focused, above all, on the situation in Syria.Following the […]

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9 April 2017
Attacks in Egypt: Alfano: terror will be defeated

“I am horrified by the two attacks perpetrated on Palm Sunday on the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox churches in Tanta and Alexandria. These vile attacks have taken a frightful toll of lives in a place of peace, making the act even more cowardly and evil,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. […]

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7 April 2017
Alfano to the Federaton of the Giulian-Dalmatian exhiles: preserving memory and looking forward to the future are key for Italy and for stronger bilateral relations with Slovenia and Croatia

“Federesuli is a group of associations of extraordinary significance for the positive role they carry out at national and international level, spreading awareness on the tragedy of the Giulian-Dalmatian exodus. At the same time, thanks to its constructive approach, the Federation plays a key role in strengthening our bilateral relations with Slovenia and Croatia,” said […]

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7 April 2017
Grief and closeness of Italy to the Swedish State and people

“I express my firmest condemnation and the grief and closeness of Italy to the Swedish State and people for the terrible attack of a few hours ago in Stockholm,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   “To the families of the victims, I convey my warmest solidarity. To all the […]

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