Longitude: Obama, “Sweating the deal”

An exhausted Barak Obama wipes his brow after a hard-fought agreement with Russia on Syria, is pictured on the cover of the new issue of Longitude, the geo-political magazine directed by Pialuisa Bianco. Other topics highlighted on the cover include the recent “de-globalization” being undertaken in America, Japan and its future and poaching in Africa. […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTE RECALL: Press Conference – Foreign Minister Emma Bonino – Pres. Int’l. Red Cross Committees Peter Maurer (Farnesina, 30 September 2013)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is scheduled to meet at 15:00 on 30 September at the foreign ministry in Rome with President of the International Red Cross Committees (IRCC) Peter Maurer to discuss the status of and prospects for cooperation. The meeting will be followed by a joint press conference centred on humanitarian efforts […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTE: Press Conference – Foreign Minister Emma Bonino – Pres. Int’l. Red Cross Committees Peter Maurer (Farnesina, 30 September 2013)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is scheduled to meet at 15:00 on 30 September at the foreign ministry in Rome with President of the International Red Cross Committees (IRCC) Peter Maurer to discuss the status of and prospects for cooperation. The meeting will be followed by a joint press conference centred on humanitarian efforts […]

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Syria: Bonino, Italy willing to work with inspectors

Italy is willing to take part in the work of the international inspectors for the dismantling of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s statement from the Italian mission to the UN on the draft UN resolution on Syrian chemical weapons approved yesterday by the five members of the […]

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Greenpeace activist D’Alessandro: Minister Bonino in constant contact with Embassy in Moscow

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino is in constant contact with the Italian Embassy in Moscow and our Consulate General in St. Petersburg to find a solution to the situation of Cristian D’Alessandro – a Greenpeace activist currently held in Murmansk and accused of piracy. Acting on Minister Bonino’s instructions, the diplomatic-consular offices in Russia are providing […]

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Vicenda attivista Greenpeace D’Alessandro: Ministro in continuo contatto con Ambasciata a Mosca

Il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino e’ in continuo contatto con l’Ambasciata a Mosca e il Consolato Generale a San Pietroburgo per individuare una soluzione alla vicenda del Signor Cristian D’Alessandro – attivista di Greenpeace attualmente in stato di fermo a Murmansk con l’accusa di pirateria. Su istruzioni della Titolare della Farnesina, gli Uffici diplomatico-consolari […]

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Giro: “Europe et Afrique dans la globalisation: une nouvelle géopolitique ?” La Croix (versione originale)

Giro: “Europe et Afrique dans la globalisation: une nouvelle géopolitique ?” La Croix (versione originale)

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Pistelli: «Rohani è una chance anche per Damasco» (l’Unità)

Rivendica con giustificato orgoglio il ruolo di «apripista», tra i Paesi europei, che l`Italia ha svolto nel dar credito al nuovo corso iraniano del presidente Hassan Rohani. Un ruolo di cui «il presidente iraniano ci ha dato atto». A parlare, da New York, è Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri con delega all`Iran. L`Unità lo […]

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Visita del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù a Washington D.C.

Il Vice Ministro Marta Dassù si reca in questi giorni a Washington D.C. per incontrare il Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, con cui discuterà i principali temi di politica internazionale, tra cui l’evolversi della crisi siriana e la situazione in Egitto. La visita offrirà anche l’occasione per approfondire il tema dei negoziati per […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Appuntamento a Pechino per il China Italy Innovation Forum (in translation)

Appuntamento a Pechino per il China Italy Innovation Forum Si terra’ a Pechino, il 14 e 15 novembre, l’edizione 2013 del China Italy Innovation Forum – SIEE, il piu’ importante evento di scambio e di incontri one-to-one sull’innovazione tra Italia e Cina, finalizzato a promuovere prodotti, servizi e capacita’ innovative italiane, tanto nell’ambito di settori […]

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Dassù meets OPAC Director General, Ahmet Üzümcü

Deputy Minister Marta Dassù has received the Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü. The meeting took place at the Farnesina today, just a few hours after agreement was reached in New York on the text of the resolution on dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Topics for discussion […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Presentation of ANCE Report 2013 (Farnesina, 1 October 2013)

The ANCE Report for 2013 will be presented at 11.30 on Tuesday 1 October 2013 in the International Conference Hall at the Farnesina. This year’s report will focus on the presence of Italian construction firms worldwide. Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the National Association of Construction Businesses (ANCE), the event […]

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