“Venezuela remains a priority”: Under-Secretary Giro meets Italian community in Caracas and Maracay
On his third visit to Venezuela in the past nine months, Under-Secretary Giro met with Italian nationals in the cities of Caracas and Maracay. The large Italian community in that country – nearly 1.5 million – is a “highly significant and strongly-rooted group for which the government’s attention remains acute at this particularly delicate moment […]
Read moreM.O.: Mogherini, bene tregua umanitaria. Ora non perdere opportunità di accordo duraturo
Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha invitato le parti a rispettare la tregua concordata per Gaza. “Dopo tanti, troppi morti e una crisi umanitaria gravissima, il cessate il fuoco di 72 ore deve essere finalmente rispettato e deve essere l’occasione per negoziare un accordo duraturo tra le parti”, ha detto Mogherini da Santiago del […]
Read moreM.O.: Mogherini, bene tregua umanitaria. Ora non perdere opportunità di accordo duraturo
Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha invitato le parti a rispettare la tregua concordata per Gaza. “Dopo tanti, troppi morti e una crisi umanitaria gravissima, il cessate il fuoco di 72 ore deve essere finalmente rispettato e deve essere l’occasione per negoziare un accordo duraturo tra le parti”, ha detto Mogherini da Santiago del […]
Read moreIsrael and Iraq: Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli begins 3-day visit to the front
Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli is about to embark on a demanding 3-day trip for the purpose of carrying Italy’s message of solidarity to the planet’s “hottest” spots: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Erbil. He took off this morning from the UN base at Brindisi on board a humanitarian flight for Tel Aviv carrying 30 […]
Read moreMogherini to visit Chile and Colombia from 5 to 7 August
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mogherini will make a mission to Chile and Colombia from 5 to 7 August. She will be received in Santiago by President Michelle Bachelet, meet with foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz and speak to ECLAC, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (Spanish acronym CEPAL). Minister Mogherini will then travel to […]
Read moreHumanitarian aid flown in for the people of Gaza
A flight carrying humanitarian aid donated by the Italian Cooperation for the people of Gaza will leave the United Nations base in Brindisi tomorrow for Tel Aviv airport The plane, which will also be carrying Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, will deliver 30 tonnes of emergency supplies include tents, blankets, emergency power generators, drinking water […]
Read moreTraveler safety: Valensise chairs meeting of main tour operators and travel agencies
Secretary General Michele Valensise chaired a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with the main associations of tour operators and travel agencies (ASTOI Confindustria Viaggi, Fiavet, Federviaggio, Assoviaggi) on the topic of security for travellers abroad and the implications for the tourism sector. They addressed the responsibilities associated with the choice by many Italian […]
Read moreCooperation: Pistelli, with reform cooperation becomes “key part” of foreign policy
“With this reform, cooperation will no longer be merely an “integral part” of foreign policy, but a key” one, commented Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli on today’s approval – after almost 30 years and three attempts in the course of six legislatures – of the law on cooperation reform. “The new legislation”, Pistelli added, “provides […]
Read moreCooperation: Mogherini cites reform as major victory after 27 years
According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, the new law on cooperation is a major victory. “The reform has finally been approved, after 27 years of unsuccessful attempts, a few months from the start of the Renzi government, and is a great achievement”, she said. “It is also cause for great personal satisfaction for […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini chairs coordination table with Embassy and Crisis Unit
In response to the worsening crisis in Libya, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini chaired a coordination meeting this evening with our embassy and the foreign ministry Crisis Unit. The meeting centred on the country’s prospects for political dialogue and the status of security conditions, with particular regard to Italian nationals and diplomatic mission staff. […]
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