The Italian Cooperation at EXPO Milano 2015
The Role of the Italian Cooperation at the 2015 Milan EXPO: priority concerns, messages and initial ideas for activities to be carried out within the framework of the event, were the topics addressed today at the foreign ministry in Rome. Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli participated in the meeting along with UN EXPO Commissioner Rojas Briales […]
Read moreItalian Cooperation passes OECD peer review
“If it is true that exams are never-ending, it is always a pleasure to pass one”. This was the reaction of Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli at the conclusion of a peer review of the Italian Development Cooperation by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). The reviewers expressed great appreciation for the changes set in […]
Read moreCentral African Republic: Under-Secretary Giro meets with “three saints of Bangui”
The three religious leaders of the Central African Republic — Protestant Reverend Nicolas Guerekoyame-Gbangou, Monsignor s, Archbishop of Bangui, and the Imam Omar Kobine Layama — were received by Under-Secretary Giro on the express instruction of Minister Mogherini to show Italy’s solidarity and support for the efforts they are making toward reconciliation in their country. […]
Read moreEgypt: Farnesina appeals for revision of death sentence sentenze
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep concern over the sentencing to death by the criminal court of Minya in Egypt of 529 Muslim Brotherhood members. The ministry appealed to the Egyptian authorities to review the sentence and ensure all the accused a fair trial according to the rule of law.
Read moreDichiarazione G7 a L’Aja
1. Noi, i leader di Canada, Francia, Germania, Italia, Giappone, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti, il Presidente del Consiglio Europeo ed il Presidente della Commissione Europea ci siamo dati appuntamento all’Aja per riaffermare il nostro supporto alla sovranità, all’integrità territoriale ed all’indipendenza dell’Ucraina. 2. Il diritto internazionale proibisce l’acquisizione di una parte o di un intero […]
Read moreDichiarazione G7 a L’Aja
1. We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission met in The Hague to reaffirm our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. 2.International law prohibits the acquisition of part or all of another […]
Read moreSyria: Mogherini at OPCW, chemical weapons destruction successful
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met today in The Hague with Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu. The meeting centred on “the status of the process of eliminating Syrian chemical weapons, the only successful initiative undertaken in Syria, despite the difficulties being encountered both in […]
Read moreBruxelles, Giro a conferenza sociale Euro-Latinoamericana
“A nome dell’Italia esprimo soddisfazione per i risultati del programma di scambio tra politiche sociali America Latina e Unione Europea (Eurosocial)” così il Sottosegretario agli esteri Mario Giro, intervenendo assieme ai suoi omologhi spagnolo, tedesco e francese alla conferenza sui risultati del programma Eurosocial a Bruxelles. “L’Unione Europea deve dare una risposta alla crisi dei […]
Read moreBruxelles, Giro a conferenza sociale Euro-Latinoamericana
“On behalf of Italy, I wish to express my satisfaction over the results of the exchange programme on Latin American and European Union social policies (EUROsociAL)”. This was Under-Secretary Mario Giro’s comment at the conference, also attended by his counterparts from Spain, Germany and France, on the results of the EUROsociAL programme in Brussels. “The […]
Read moreNATO: Mogherini- Rasmussen meeting
In a meeting today in Brussels, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed management of the Ukraine crisis, the end of the ISAF mission and support for the transitions in Afghanistan and Libya. They also spoke of preparations for the next NATO ministerial conference on the 1st and […]
Read more