Bilateral meetings with Abbas and Peres – Peace in is everyone’s interests, says Mogherini

Just back from a visit to Lebanon and Jordan, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met today with Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres. “There is the awareness, among both Palestinians and Israelis, that peace is in everyone’s interests” and “the international community has the duty to support” that path, said Minister Mogherini. Italy prepared to […]

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Libya: Mogherini hopeful for new political climate after Supreme Court ruling

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was hopeful that a new Supreme Court ruling would make a new political climate possible in Libya. “I admire both sides’ resolve to accept the ruling, and am certain that this will contribute to improving the country’s political and social climate”, the minister stated. “It is now important to […]

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Giro: scienza, Roma continuerà a sostenere il Sistema Trieste (Il Piccolo)

Dal 9 al 13 giugno la Twas, Accademia mondiale delle scienze di Trieste il cui direttore esecutivo è Romain Maurenzi, ospiterà scienziati, diplomatici ed esperti di cooperazione e mediazione scientifica per il corso “Scienza e diplomazia” che vedrà 15 docenti esperti di diplomazia scientifica lavorare con una trentina di aspiranti mediatori diplomatici provenienti da altrettanti […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Incontri bilaterali Mogherini-Mahmoud Abbas, Mogherini-Shimon Peres (Roma, 9 giugno 2014)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini will meet at 16:30 on Monday 9 June 2014 with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Rome’s Hotel Parco dei Principi, and at 18:00 with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Hotel Cavalieri Hilton Both meetings will offer a photo opportunity at the start, and at the end of each […]

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Made in Italy – Italian fashion flies high in Oslo

Italian fashion flies high in Oslo. The Italian ambassador there hosted a promotional meeting in his residence for the top executives of Missoni Home. Participants in the event included the company’s CEO Alberto Jelmini and his sister Rosita Missoni, designer of the Missoni home wares collection, and falls within the strategies for enhancing the label […]

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Tirana – A book looks back in time at Veneto’s Albania

The book “Albania Veneta – La Serenissima e le sue popolazioni nel cuore dei Balcani” was launched on 5 June at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. The event was organised with the support of the Veneto Region and the patronage of the Embassy of Italy. Participants included Italian ambassador Massimo Gaiani, Vice-President and Alderman […]

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Italy-Bulgaria – Two days in Sofia dedicated to infrastructure

A conference entitled “Italy and Bulgaria: Building Together” was held recently in the city of Sofia, where representatives from 26 Italian construction concerns met with Bulgarian business and institutional representatives. Italian ambassador in Sofia Marco Conticelli opened the meeting, followed by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Daniela Bobeva. The Italian firms were provided with an overview […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Incontri bilaterali tra il Ministro degli Esteri Mogherini e il Presidente di Palestina Mahmud Abbas e il Presidente della Repubblica di Israele, Shimon Peres

Lunedì 9 giugno 2014, si terranno gli incontri bilaterali tra il Ministro degli Esteri Mogherini e il Presidente di Palestina Mahmud Abbas, presso l’Hotel Parco dei Principi, e quello tra il Ministro Mogherini e il Presidente della Repubblica di Israele, Shimon Peres, presso l’Hotel Hilton Cavalieri. Gli incontri si susseguiranno nel pomeriggio, con orari che […]

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Mogherini: “Our pledge to the Afghans stands” (Il Manifesto)

The year 2014 is going to be a crucial one for the transition in Afghanistan, both from the political point of view as well as that of security management. Instead we risk making the mistake of thinking that with the end of ISAF we will not longer need to concern ourselves with that country, with […]

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Inauguration ceremony for newly-elected President Poroshenko: Della Vedova in Kiev

Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova will attend the ceremony taking place in Kiev tomorrow, 7 June 2014, for the inauguration of newly-elected President Poroshenko. Elected on 25 May with 54.7% of the vote, the President will be sworn in at the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s national parliament. The ceremony will be followed by a thanksgiving Mass at […]

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Italia – Corea – Business Forum sull’economia creativa (in translation)

Il business sull’economia creativa e’ stato il tema al centro di un forum Italia – Corea svoltosi a Milano alla presenza del Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Benedetto della Vedova e del Ministro coreano del Commercio Industria e Energia, Yoon Sang Jick.Il forum e’ frutto della collaborazione e partecipazione di numerosi enti e associazioni, tra cui, […]

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Egitto: Mogherini, auguri al nuovo Presidente della Repubblica Araba d’Egitto, Abdel Fattah El Sisi

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has sent her best wishes to the new President of the Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, for the task that awaits him. “I hope that the conclusion of the electoral process will mark the ending of the long and delicate transition and the opening of a new period of […]

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