Iraq: Italy allocates 1.75 million euros for humanitarian aid
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has issued instructions for 1.75 million euros to be allocated for emergency projects to meet the grave humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The Minister was acting in liaison with Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli through the Directorate General for Development Cooperation. One project, to which Italy will contribute 500,000 euros, will be implemented […]
Read moreLa Farnesina condanna il sequestro dei 3 giovani israeliani
The Farnesina condemns the kidnapping of 3 young Israelis and appeals to the kidnappers for their immediate release. These actions are an unacceptable attack on the Israeli people and undermine their confidence in the peace process. And more: they also damage the Palestinian people’s legitimate aspiration to see their rights recognised, as President Abbas said […]
Read moreColombia, Giro: “Congratulazioni al presidente Juan Manuel Santos per la riconferma. Adesso la pace è più vicina.”
“Santos’s reappointment is a clear signal from the Colombian people in support of peace and dialogue in Colombia. In the electoral campaign the debate between the two candidates for the Presidency was polarised on the question of peace. Santos, who opened talks with the FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army] group in 2012, conducted […]
Read moreDella Vedova in Norway, priority to investments energy and arctic
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova is in Norway on a mission that will bring him to the Svalbard Arctic archipelago (Longyearbyen and Ny Alesund) and then on to the nation’s capital. Once in Svalbard the Under-Secretary will be accompanied by Italian ambassador in Norway Giorgio Novello on a visit to the CNR’s scientific […]
Read moreMiddle East: Mogherini, concern for three missing teenagers
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed “deep concern” for the three missing teenagers in the West Bank. “I wish to extend the solidarity of Italy to their families with the hope that the situation will be rapidly resolved”, the minister stated, “and also to send an appeal to all those who could contribute to […]
Read more2014 World Cup: services for Italian nationals in Brazil boosting
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy and consular network of Italy in Brazil will be boosting assistance and protection services for Italian nationals going to attend the World Soccer Cup games. Two crisis modules have been set up, one in Brasilia and one in Rio de Janeiro, along with a mobile consular unit […]
Read moreEU: Mogherini to Lajčák, Presidency focused on growth
The priorities of the Italian Presidency of the EU were the focus of a meeting today between Minister Federica Mogherini and her Slovakian colleague Miroslav Lajčák. Mogherini pointed out investments in economic growth as central to the agenda. They then discussed immigration, which Lajčák underscored as a clear example of the need for European solidarity. […]
Read moreIntervento del Sottosegretario Giro nella sessione ministeriale del Vertice della Campagna contro la violenza sessuale nelle aree in conflitto
“L’Italia sostiene le richieste della Campagna in ogni foro internazionale. Si tratta di una battaglia non solo legale e normativa, ma soprattutto culturale. – ha dichiarato il Sottosegretario Giro – “Le vittime sono anzitutto individui con nomi, cognomi e storie, la cui dignità è stata negata. Tra questi ci sono i volti più nascosti della […]
Read moreMinister Mogherini meets with foreign minister of the Republic of Finlandia Erkki Sakari Tuomioja
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met in Rome today with her Finnish opposite number Erkki Sakari Tuomioja. First on the agenda was convergence and collaboration between Rome and Helsinki on the priorities of the Italian EU Council Presidency, from the Western Balkans to the Mediterranean, with particular regard for Libya and immigration. Other key […]
Read moreIraq: Abduction of Turkish Consul in Mosul condemned
The Italian government firmly condemns yesterday’s abduction of Consul General Yilmaz Ozturk and otherstaff of the Turkish Consulate General in Mosul, Iraq. As a country that is both friend and ally to Turkey, the Italian government wishes to extend its solidarity to the Turkish authorities, with whom it assures its maximum willingness to collaborate. As […]
Read more