Terrorist attack in Herat: Minister Bonino sends her condolences
“I was dismayed to hear of the terrorist attack against the American Consulate in Herat, which Deputy Minister Pistelli and a delegation of Italian members of parliament are also visiting. At this time of mourning I wish to express to my colleague, John Kerry, the State Department officials serving in Afghanistan, and the families of […]
Read moreTerrorist attack in Herat: Minister Bonino sends her condolences
“I was dismayed to hear of the terrorist attack against the American Consulate in Herat, which Deputy Minister Pistelli and a delegation of Italian members of parliament are also visiting. At this time of mourning I wish to express to my colleague, John Kerry, the State Department officials serving in Afghanistan, and the families of […]
Read moreItaly welcomes the ruling by the European Union Court on publishing recruitment competition notices in all the languages of the Union
Italy welcomes today’s ruling by the European Court on the need to publish recruitment competition notices, in full, in all the languages of the Union. Indeed, the Court considered that the obligation to sit selection tests in one of just three languages (English, French or German) was not justified. Following the ruling of 27 November […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Bonino and the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s meeting with the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, José Miguel Insulza, was an opportunity to review a number of problems affecting South America. The overall background is one, essentially, of stability and economic growth, which in recent years has fuelled a constant rise in revenue. However, negative situations […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro meets representatives of Central African Republic
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, met representatives of the Central African Republic at the Farnesina today. The delegation was made up of members of the government and of the national Transition Committee, and of religious communities and civil society. Led by the Minister for Communications with responsibility for Reconciliation, the delegation and its […]
Read moreAdvice on “viaggiare sicuri” website is intended to protect the public, says Farnesina
The Foreign Ministry has just received different, indeed diametrically opposed, reports from tourism operators and citizens complaining that the Ministry had pointed out, or failed to point out, situations of potential risk in Egypt. The information and advice provided by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the www.viaggiaresicuri.it website are clearly, and solely, intended to safeguard […]
Read moreAnniversario golpe in Cile
The coup d’état in Chile was a turning point in Italian-Latin American relations. Until that time, our relationship with Latin America had been closely defined by Italian immigration there. “Our government was one of the first in the West not to immediately recognise the government that took power in Chile. Thanks to Italy, and thanks […]
Read moreMedio Oriente e affari. Il Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua di Israele, Silvan Shalom
Minister Bonino met the Israeli Minister for Regional Development, Energy and Water, Silvan Shalom, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The meeting provided an opportunity for a fruitful exchange of ideas on the initiatives to be undertaken by strengthen the already excellent bilateral relations. The Italian-Israeli relationship is characterised not just by constant political […]
Read moreIncontro tra il Ministro Bonino e il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Federale di Nigeria Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The two ministers discussed measures to combat political-religious terrorism, and anti-piracy measures in the Gulf of Guinea. Minister Bonino expressed her great appreciation of the key role played by […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Bonino and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Suma Chakrabarti
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), at the Farnesina today, 9 September 2013. Their discussion focused on EBRD investment in the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean: Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. The Minister and the EBRD President agreed on the need […]
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