Minister Emma Bonino spoke by telephone today with Ambassador of the Philippines in Italy Virgilio Reyes, to whom she conveyed the condolences of the Italian government and people for the victims of the recent typhoon. The minister also outlined the ways in which the aid announced by our country will be distributed, and informed him of Italy’s imminent dispatch of a unit of personnel equipped with communication satellite instruments to facilitate our embassy’s efforts to contact those Italian nationals still unaccounted for.
The Philippine ambassador expressed his gratitude for the Italian government’s rapid response and informed Minister Bonino of several fund-raising initiatives for the victims of the storm.
