Ukraine: Mogherini hails democratic victory. Now on to reform and a plan for peace
According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, yesterday’s elections in Ukraine confirm that the country is ready to undertake the path toward stabilisation. “The parliamentary elections in Ukraine represent a victory for democracy”, the minister said. “It is important that there was the broadest possible turnout, which bears witness to the commitment of the […]
Read moreIran: Mogherini, Reyhaneh a victim twice
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed grief at the death of Reyhaneh Jabbari, the young Iranian woman who was hung at dawn today. “The execution of Reyhaneh is a deep and painful wound”, Mogherini said. “We had all hoped that the international outcry might have saved the life of a young woman who, instead, […]
Read moreImmigrazione: Della Vedova incontra ministro Esteri bavarese Merk
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Bavarian Minister for European Questions and Regional Integration Beate Merk. The meeting brought out a convergence of viewpoints with the German Land on the topic of migrants and asylum requests – one of the Italian EU presidency’s priority concerns […]
Read more“Partnering for peace: EU-UN-Cooperation in Crisis Missions”
Within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host an international seminar on 24 October on crisis management cooperation between the UN and the EU. The purpose of the meeting is to identify best practices and lessons learnt in implementing the […]
Read moreAgli Stati generali della lingua italiana a Firenze presentato Libro bianco “l’italiano nel mondo che cambia”
“Many ideas and proposals for tapping the potential of the Italian language have emerged in these two days of discussion. We must now see to it that promotion of our language remains a prominent concern of policy-makers and the parliament. The Italian language is not a mere by-product”, asserted Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International […]
Read moreEU: Della Vedova chairs 4th Cooperation Council with Tajikistan
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojidin Aslov co-chaired the fourth meeting of EU Cooperation Council with Tajikistan today in Luxembourg within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meeting brought relations between the EU and that Central Asian nation to a new […]
Read moreDichiarazione congiunta sulla Libia dei Governi di Francia, Italia, Germania, Regno Unito e Stati Uniti d’America
Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States The governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States strongly condemn the ongoing violence in Libya and call for an immediate cessation of hostilities. We condemn the crimes of Ansar al-Sharia entities, and […]
Read moreUe-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, co-chaired an EU-Angola ministerial this morning in Brussels. The meeting took place in the framework of the “Joint Way Forward” dialogue process to intensify the bilateral political, economic and social partnership. “The European Union and Italy view Angola’s economic progress and its growing role […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini, Klimkin, Lavrov and Burkhalter working on new OSCE monitoring mission using drones
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin and Russia, Serghei Lavrov, met today with the Chairperson of the OSCE, Didier Burkhalter, to work on an OSCE mission to monitor the line of the Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire. The meeting, which took place in the margins of the ASEM Summit in Milan, was […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini stresses need for follow-up to diplomatic efforts
After her visit to Tripoli on Saturday 11 October, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini spoke on the phone today with the United Nations Special Envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon. In the run-up to the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council taking place in Luxembourg on Monday 20 October, they discussed the developments in the crisis. “The situation, […]
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