Iraq: Mogherini-Pinotti approve humanitarian mission for northern populations
An Italian mission on behalf of the populations of northern Iraq was approved by Foreign and Defence Ministers Mogherini and Pinotti. A 6-flight air bridge has been arranged through UNICEF to bring 36 tonnes of water, 14 tonnes of protein biscuits, 200 tents and 400 sleeping bags. The Minister for Defence has made a C130J […]
Read more15 agosto: ll sottosegretario Mario Giro ricorda la giornata dell’amicizia italo-venezuelana
A pochi giorni dal suo rientro da Caracas, il sottosegretario Mario Giro è particolarmente lieto di ricordare il 15 agosto, giorno dell’amicizia italo-venezuelana. “Non solo il nome Venezuela è stato dato dall’italiano Vespucci nel 1499, ma anche l’indipendenza del Paese si può dire sia iniziata a Roma, nel 1805, con il Giuramento di Monte Sacro […]
Read more15 agosto: ll sottosegretario Mario Giro ricorda la giornata dell’amicizia italo-venezuelana
A pochi giorni dal suo rientro da Caracas, il sottosegretario Mario Giro è particolarmente lieto di ricordare il 15 agosto, giorno dell’amicizia italo-venezuelana. “Non solo il nome Venezuela è stato dato dall’italiano Vespucci nel 1499, ma anche l’indipendenza del Paese si può dire sia iniziata a Roma, nel 1805, con il Giuramento di Monte Sacro […]
Read moreEU: Mogherini hails convening of foreign ministers. Calls for common Iraq-Gaza-Libya action
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed appreciation for the decision by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to convene a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council on the crises in Iraq, Gaza and Libya for 15 August. “It is well that the EU has decided, as Italy and later France recently urged, to assemble all […]
Read moreGaza: Mogherini calls death of Simone Camilli a tragedy
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed her condolences on the death of Simone Camilli in Gaza. “The death of Simone Camilli is a tragedy for his family and for our nation”, she said. “Yet again, a journalist has had to pay the price of a war that has lasted too many years, and for […]
Read moreGaza: Farnesina confirms death of Italian Simone Camilli
The Farnesina confirmed the death in the Gaza Strip of Italian national Simone Camilli
Read moreIraq: Mogherini encourages Zarif to facilitate launch of national unity government
The crisis in Iraq was the focus of a telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif. The two ministers discussed the political situation and the need for the rapid formation of a national unity government in Iraq following the appointment of Haider al Abadi. Mogherini and […]
Read moreIraq: Mogherini hails al Abadi appointment, calls for inclusive government
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers that, following the appointment of Haider al Abadi as premier, the future of Iraq depends on the rapid formation of a national unity government. “At such a tragic moment for Iraq, the initiative of President Fouad Masum to appoint Haider al Abadi prime minister could pave the way […]
Read moreMideast: Mogherini calls for common EU initiative and FAC meeting on Iraq and Libya
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini cited the need for a common EU position on the crises in Gaza, Iraq and Libya. “It is good that every country takes action on the Gaza tragedy, as Germany, France and Great Britain have done, and as Italy has done and continues to do in meetings this week, […]
Read moreIraq: Mogherini cites need to protect Christians and Yazidi and support Kurds halting Isis
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers fundamental and urgent the mobilisation of the entire international community in the protection of Christian and Yazidi minorities in northern Iraq. “We must protect Iraqi civilians and, in particular, the Christians and Yazidi being persecuted by ISIS”, she said, “and support the Kurdish Peshmerga militias in halting the […]
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