JOINT STATEMENT ON LIBYA
The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco. We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Bernardino Leon, the UNSMIL team and the Libyan participants and congratulate them all on the progress […]
Read moreBodies of Italian victims of terrorist attack in Tunis flown to Rome
The Head of the Farnesina Crisis Unit left the Tunis airport with the bodies of the victims of the terrorist attack in Tunis and their families headed for Rome, where the authorities will perform the procedures required by law. Once those procedures are have been completed, they will be flown back to Turin.
Read moreEstablishment of ISIL Counter-Financing Work Group (GCFI)
On 19 and 20 March, Italy, The United States and Saudi Arabia co-chaired the first meeting of the ISIL Counter-Financing Work Group (ICFG) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The representatives of 26 countries and international organisations met to analyse the funds flowing toward ISIL, share intelligence sources and coordinate efforts to […]
Read moreItaly – Austria: Valensise – Linhart meeting
Stability along the European Union’s eastern borders, political solutions to the Syrian and Libyan crises and the gradual European integration of the Balkan countries are important sectors for cooperation between Italy and Austria. This was what emerged from meetings in Rome between the delegations led by Farnesina Secretary General Michele Valensise and his Austrian opposite […]
Read moreFirst meeting today at the Farnesina of Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing to Daesh
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni opened the first meeting of the Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing of Daesh this morning at the Farnesina. The group was set up in implementation of the strategy agreed on by the countries most active in the Coalition, which have launched a strengthened cooperation […]
Read moreFarnesina: Gentiloni – Messahel meeting
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met with Foreign Minister of Algeria Abdelkader Messahel at the Farnesina today to discuss the situation in Libya. Ministers Gentiloni and Messahel confirmed their determined commitment on behalf of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Libya, along with their full support for the process of […]
Read moreUN Human Rights Council concludes Universal Periodic Review of Italy
The Universal Periodic Review of Italy by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva concluded today. Of the 186 recommendations formulated on 27 October 2014, Italy accepted 176, including 23 regarding the establishment of an independent national body for the promotion and defence of human rights, in line with the Paris Principles. The Farnesina welcomed […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with UNESCAP representatives
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with the ambassadors accredited in Rome of the Asian member countries of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), one of five regional economic commissions that answer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The meeting, which […]
Read moreItalian Cooperation earmarks 300,000 euro in humanitarian aid for Vanuatu after cyclone PAM
In response to the serious emergency resulting from the passage of cyclone Pam in the South Pacific that was especially devastating to the Vanuatu archipelago, causing dozens of deaths and widespread destruction, the Italian Cooperation decided to make a 300,000- euro multilateral contribution to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). […]
Read moreDella Vedova on mission to Philippines and Singapore
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova will complete a mission to the Philippines and Singapore from 17 to 20 March. He is scheduled to meet in Manila with numerous counterparts of the Philippine government with a view to reinforcing bilateral political dialogue and cooperation in various sectors as well as to […]
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