Italy – 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 […]
Read moreLibya: Gentiloni, Tobruk must participate in political dialogue, only possible solution to crisis
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received Libyan foreign minister Mohamed al-Dairy in Rome, to whom he underscored Italy’s strong support for the political dialogue facilitated by Special UN Envoy Bernardino Leon as “the only possible solution to the crisis”. “I underscored the importance to Minister al-Dairy of the Tobruk delegation’s participation […]
Read moreGentiloni meets with General John Allen – Italy confirms commitment to countering Daesh
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received General John Allen, President of the United States’ Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition. General Allen updated Minister Gentiloni on recent developments in the military situation, with particular reference to the areas of Tikrit and northern Iraq. Gentiloni confirmed Italy’s commitment which, in addition to […]
Read moreUN – Della Vedova in New York – 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova is in New York to speak at the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Della Vedova will take part in the Commission’s General Debate dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the historic conference on women held in Beijing […]
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