Death Penalty – Task Force meets at the Farnesina
Italy remains firm and determined to press ahead with the campaign for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Della Vedova chaired a meeting of the MAECI-civil society “task force” today at the headquarters of the Ministry. It was held to coordinate Italy’s action ahead of a vote […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni’s comments on the situation in Turkey
“We were relieved to find that last night Turkey successfully forestalled a military adventure that would have plunged the Country into chaos and revived the specters of the past,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, said. “It is most tragic that this adventure should claim so many lives,” remarked Mr Gentiloni. “It is now time […]
Read moreTurkey: Minister Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to express his satisfaction for the successful popular mobilization and defence of the institutions. Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu, who was talking from the capital Ankara, confirmed the failure of the coup attempt he defined as terrorist.
Read moreCooperation Convention signed today by MAECI, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
The Cooperation Convention was signed today by MAECI, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. The Convention which is a fundamental step in the implementation of the Cooperation Reform Act (Act 125 of 11 August 2014) was signed by the Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Giampaolo […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 moreItalian ambassador to Canada hosts benefit concert
(AGI) Ottawa, July 7 – Italy’s Ambassador to Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, provided an exceptional setting for a benefit concert in Canada, hosting a fundraiser for the Ottawa National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra at his residence. The orchestra’s musicians gave a performance for the occasion. Tenor Fraser Rubens and baritone Gary Dahl were accompanied by […]
Read moreTerrorist attack in Dhaka: arrival of the bodies of Italian victims at Ciampino
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni will assist the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the arrival this evening, at Ciampino military airport, of the bodies of Italians who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Dhaka on Friday.
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