Italia-Slovenia: domani Della Vedova al Bled Stategic Forum
Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova parteciperà domani in Slovenia al Bled Strategic Forum, importante appuntamento annuale dedicato alle nuove strategie per fare fronte alle principali sfide del mondo di oggi. Della Vedova avrà inoltre un incontro con il Presidente della Repubblica sloveno, Borut Pahor, confermando così gli eccellenti rapporti tra Italia e […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini meets León
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has met the new United Nations Special Envoy to Libya, Bernardino León, in Brussels. León, who officially begins his new role today, was on his way back to New York from Libya. He and Mogherini discussed the central role that the UN must play in fostering stabilisation and dialogue by all […]
Read moreMiddle East: Israel must avoid counter-productive initiatives that obstruct dialogue, says Mogherini
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federica Mogherini, views as counterproductive the decision by the Israeli Civil Administration in the Occupied Territories to take possession of the land belonging to 5 Palestinian villages. Israel’s probable intention is to build a new settlement on the land in the Bethlehem area. As the Minister pointed […]
Read moreMarines: Mogherini wishes Latorre speedy recovery.Working to bring them home to Italy
As soon as she was informed that Massimiliano Latorre had been taken ill, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini contacted the Marine’s companion Paola Moschetti to offer her own solidarity and that of the government’s. “We are with Massimiliano Latorre, to whom I extend my best wishes for a speedy recovery”, she said. “As we […]
Read moreItaly-Turkey: Mogherini wishes Davutoglu and Cavusoglu well, sure of continued excellent collaboration
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Federica Mogherini wished new Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu well. “I am sure that the already excellent collaboration between Italy and Turkey on the many international dossiers that concern both nations will continue”, Mogherini said. At the same time, she added, “together with other […]
Read moreExpo 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 […]
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