Expo 2015: Turkey confirms participation
Turkey yesterday confirmed it would be participating in the 2015 Milan Universal EXPO. The Farnesina, Italian Embassy in Ankara and the EXPO2015 Society worked at length on this achievement, maintaining intense contacts with the Turkish authorities. Turkey presence further enriches the EXPO’s already broad participation. For its foreseen contribution to the theme of food security […]
Read moreEbola: Farnesina earmarks another 1.5m euro for emergency
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has outlined an approximately 1.5 million euro emergency intervention programme to fight the Ebola epidemic affecting some Western African countries. The Italian Cooperation has earmarked 240,000 euro for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to send doctors, medical supplies and equipment, and boost epidemiological surveillance and provide logistical […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini and Klimkin speak, east situation on EU ministers’ agenda Friday in Milan
Today’s alarming news once again from Ukraine was the focus of a telephone meeting that Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini held today with her Ukraine colleague Pavel Klimkin. The chief Kiev diplomat voiced his concerns to Mogherini over developments on the ground, despite the hopes sparked for the launch of negotiations after the recent […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini says resolution confirms central UN role in stabilisation
According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, approval of the UN Security Council resolution on Libya confirms the central role that the United Nations must play in settling the crisis. “At this dramatic moment so decisive to the country’s destiny, the resolution once again urges all parties to engage in inclusive political dialogue and […]
Read moreTurkey: Della Vedova at Erdogan investiture tomorrow
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has designated Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova to represent the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union tomorrow, 28 August, at the investiture of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at Cankaya Palace and the delegations of numerous […]
Read moreM.O. Mogherini, bene cessate il fuoco
Per il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, l’intesa sulla proposta egiziana di un cessate il fuoco a Gaza annunciata questa sera deve aprire la strada a trattative politiche che portino a una soluzione conflitto mediorientale. “Dopo sette settimane di speranze andate troppe volte deluse, mi auguro che l’accordo facilitato dall’Egitto sia la svolta che attendevamo […]
Read moreM.O. Mogherini, bene cessate il fuoco
According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, the agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza, proposed by Egypt and announced this evening, will pave the way to political negotiations capable of leading to the resolution of the Middle East conflict. “After seven weeks of expectations, all too often disappointed, it is my hope that the […]
Read moreMozambico: Pistelli, bene accordo a Maputo tra Governo mozambicano e Renamo
L’Italia accoglie con molta soddisfazione l’accordo raggiunto a Maputo il 24 agosto tra il Governo mozambicano e Renamo per porre fine alle tensioni politico-militari, cessare le ostilità e ricostituire le condizioni di pace e stabilità nel Paese. “Si tratta – ha dichiarato il Vice Ministro degli Esteri Lapo Pistelli- di un successo di tutto il […]
Read moreMozambico: Pistelli, bene accordo a Maputo tra Governo mozambicano e Renamo
Italy welcomed the news of the 24 August signing in Maputo of an accord between the Mozambican government and Renamo aimed at ending political and military tensions, halting the hostilities and reinstating conditions for peace and stability. “This is a victory”, declared Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, “for all Mozambicans, and a major step toward […]
Read moreP3+3 Statement on Libya
The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the escalation of fighting and violence in and around Tripoli, Benghazi, and across Libya, especially against residential areas, public facilities, and critical infrastructure, by both land attacks and air strikes. We reiterate our calls, joining those of the Libyan interim […]
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