Farnesina: Italian Cultural Institutes get a facelift. MFA selects new logo
The design submitted by artist Tommaso Armenise selected for the new logo of the Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) puts a modern face on an institutional profile. It was chosen from among no less than 2,133 graphic proposals submitted by the more than 1,000 scholars, young artists and design experts who stepped up to the challenge […]
Read moreIran: Mogherini meets with Russian and Iranian nuclear programme negotiators
Prospects for the Iranian nuclear talks were the focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s meeting today with Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister and negotiator Sergey Ryabkov in the margins of the “Global Zero Conference on a Middle East WMD Free Zone” in Rome.Mogherini assured Ryabkov of the Italian government’s support for the P5+1 […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli: Italy is concerned over resumption of the conflict in Mozambique and confirms Italy’s commitment to peace and development in that country
Italy is concerned over the recent flare-ups in central Mozambique and the continued stalemate in political dialogue between the government of Mozambique and the RENAMO. The statement came from Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, who some weeks ago made a trip to Maputo where, among others, he met with Presidentof the Republic Armando Guebuza. In expressing […]
Read moreIranian Foriegn Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancelled his visit to Italy citing health reasons.
Iranian Foriegn Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancelled his visit to Italy citing health reasons.
Read moreChiarimenti su notizie diffuse da diversi mezzi di informazione su Paolo Dall’Oglio
Alla Farnesina non risulta che vi siano stati contatti tra una delegazione italiana e padre Paolo Dall’Oglio, come diffuso da diversi mezzi di informazione.
Read moreMogherini cites need for collaboration among countries fighting transnational crime and human trafficking
In a message to Maria Falcone for the workshop “The Palermo Convention and the fight against organised crime on the current international scenario. Italy’s role: reflections and expectations, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed the hope that collaboration among countries fighting transnational organised crime would to also impact on migration flows. The workshop was […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini hopeful for new political climate after Supreme Court ruling
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was hopeful that a new Supreme Court ruling would make a new political climate possible in Libya. “I admire both sides’ resolve to accept the ruling, and am certain that this will contribute to improving the country’s political and social climate”, the minister stated. “It is now important to […]
Read moreInauguration ceremony for newly-elected President Poroshenko: Della Vedova in Kiev
Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova will attend the ceremony taking place in Kiev tomorrow, 7 June 2014, for the inauguration of newly-elected President Poroshenko. Elected on 25 May with 54.7% of the vote, the President will be sworn in at the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s national parliament. The ceremony will be followed by a thanksgiving Mass at […]
Read moreEgitto: Mogherini, auguri al nuovo Presidente della Repubblica Araba d’Egitto, Abdel Fattah El Sisi
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has sent her best wishes to the new President of the Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, for the task that awaits him. “I hope that the conclusion of the electoral process will mark the ending of the long and delicate transition and the opening of a new period of […]
Read moreMiddle East: Mogherini in Lebanon and Jordan. Visit to UNIFIL and to refugee camps
Help for the Palestinian and Syrian refugees and Italy’s contribution to the stability and security of the region. This is the focus of Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s visit, starting today Friday 6 June and continuing until Sunday 8th, to Lebanon and Jordan. In Lebanon, Minister Mogherini will meet her opposite number, Gebran Bassil, the speaker of the […]
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