The dramatic situation in Gaza was the focus of a telephone meeting Minister Federica Mogherini held with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on his request, during which the two ministers agreed on the need to put an end to the loss of human lives in Gaza and Israel, and to renew the ceasefire and […]
Read moreWith the situation worsening in Libya, some days ago the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, called for a plan for the defence of Italian nationals in the areas most at risk. Through our embassy and the Crisis Unit, the foreign ministry had already begun monitoring Italians there, and in recent days encouraged the protected […]
Read more“In the name of the Italian government, I extend my congratulations to the Iraqi people on the recent election of president Fouad Masum, speaker of the Parliament Salim Al-Jubouri and his deputies, to whom I offer my best wishes in their new and important posts”, declared Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who is scheduled to […]
Read moreMartedì 29 luglio, alle ore 12.30, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Federica Mogherini incontrerà alla Farnesina il Presidente della Confederazione Svizzera e Capo del Dipartimento federale per gli affari esteri Didier Burkhalter. Al termine dell’incontro è previsto un punto stampa. I giornalisti e i cine-foto-operatori interessati a seguire il punto stampa sono pregati di accreditarsi […]
Read moreMessico: Congresso approva leggi attuative riforma tlc Il Congresso messicano ha approvato un pacchetto di legislazione secondaria in attuazione della riforma costituzionale delle telecomunicazioni, diretta ad aprire il settore alla concorrenza. Tra i principali obiettivi a cui la legislazione secondaria dara’ attuazione emergono il contrasto all’abuso di posizione dominante; un piu’ampio accesso alle tecnologie dell’informazione […]
Read moreIn relazione a una lettera dell’Anti Defamation League al ministro degli Affari esteri Federica Mogherini, di cui riferisce oggi un quotidiano, il servizio stampa della Farnesina conferma che non è arrivata al ministero degli Esteri alcuna richiesta di gradimento per la sostituzione dell’attuale ambasciatore di Ungheria a Roma, giunto alla fine della sua missione in […]
Read morePistelli: «È stato decisivo l`aver trattato il Sudan da pari a pari» L`incontro con Francesco: «Al solo preannuncio si è illuminata» di Luca Liverani “Non devo certo essere io a descrivere il carattere umano straordinario di papa Francesco e il contatto che riesce subito a instaurare. E l`incontro di Meriam è stato bello, molto intenso. […]
Read moreThe attack on the United Nations school in Beit Hanun is on everyone’s conscience and must convince the parties to the Gaza conflict to call an immediate ceasefire. The call came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in the margins of a visit to Pristina, Kosovo. “This tragedy shows once again how urgent it […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini sent her best wishes for the task ahead to General Luciano Portolano, who today takes over the command of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon. “We are proud to be leading, for the third time, a mission that has made and continues to make an incisive contribution to the stabilisation of […]
Read moreTurkey: Innovatec signs agreement on solar panel parks Innovatec signed an agreement for Erikoglu Sunsystem Enerji (ESE) solar panel parks, a joint venture between Innovatec and the Turkish PV Shop groups (controlled by the Erikoglu family). The agreement involves 4 1MW plants for an overall value of approximately USD6 million (€4.4 million) to be built […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini stopped in Sarajevo on the first leg of a mission to the Balkans that will later take her to Pristina, Skopje and Tirana. The minister met in the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina with the three-member Presidency and her counterpart Zlatko Lagumdzija, and attended a conference promoted by the European Union […]
Read moreThe MFA’s Directorate General for Development Cooperation approved an emergency contribution of one million euro to UNICEF for healthcare and nutritional assistance on behalf of the communities struck by the serious humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, with special attention to women and children. The contribution follows upon Italy’s pledge during the South Sudan Donors Conference […]
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