Attack in Nice: the Farnesina immediately activated its Crisis Management Unit
Following the tragic events in Nice, the Farnesina immediataly activated its Crisis Management Unit which, in close contact with the Consulate, the Embassy in Paris and the local authorities, is following the developments and checking the possible involvement of Italian citizens. Crisis Management Unit: Tel. 0039 0636225 – E-mail: unita.crisi@esteri.it
Read moreMinister Gentiloni phones new British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone conversation with the new British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson. The talk was an opportunity to wish him well in his new job as head of the Foreign Office in view of intensive cooperation on foreign policy issues. Minister Gentiloni plans to meet Mr […]
Read moreLondon: visit by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is in London today with a two-day agenda of meetings. Last night Mr Amendola attended an event at the London School of Economics (LSE) entitled “The role of the Italian Community in the UK”, promoted by representatives of the Italian community and organised by the LSE’s […]
Read moreCuba: Deputy Minister Giro signs bilateral debt treatment Agreements with Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas
In a joint mission to Havana with Undersecretary of State for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto, Deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro signed bilateral debt treatment Agreements with the Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, implementing the Paris Club Multilateral Understanding signed in Paris on 12 December 2015 by Cuba and 14 creditor Countries. […]
Read moreSouth Sudan: Italian and EU citizens repatriated from Juba
This morning an airplane of the Italian Air Force took off from the capital of South Sudan with on board 30 Italian citizens who have decided to leave Juba following the recent events. The Italians will be accommodated in Italy’s military base in Djibouti and subsequently follow on to their final destinations. On board of […]
Read moreSerbia: Institutional meetings in Belgrade of Vincenzo Amendola, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Vincenzo Amendola, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, met with Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, along with the Speaker of the House Maja Gojkovic and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, to discuss a wide range of issues that included economic growth, control of migration flows and security. “This visit is the first of […]
Read moreMission to Belgrade of Vincenzo Amendola, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Italy takes the lead in the Balkans’ EU integration process. But also security, migration emergency, intra-regional and bilateral cooperation. These are the issues on the agenda for the mission to Belgrade of Vincenzo Amendola, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Today he chaired the meeting with the Italian Ambassadors to the Countries of the Adriatic-Balkan area while tomorrow he […]
Read moreAnother humanitarian aid shipment from Italy to Libya
A shipment of medicines and hospital supplies arrived today at the Libyan port of Misrata, to assure basic medical care to 10,000 people for three months and specific treatment to people wounded in the war. The initiative, carried out in cooperation with the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, met the request for emergency aid made by the Authorities of Libya’s Government […]
Read moreItaly takes in former Guantanamo Naval Base detainee for humanitarian reasons
Consenting to the request of the United States, Italy has accepted the application filed by Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman, a Yemeni citizen detained in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, to be taken in by Italy for humanitarian reasons. The decision of the Italian government is in line with the joint EU-US statement of 15 June […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni meets with Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, Messahel at the Farnesina
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, at the Farnesina.The talks focused on the situation in Libya, an issue on which the two countries work together very closely. Minister Gentiloni reaffirmed Italy’s firm commitment to help consolidate Libyan institutions, especially with regard […]
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