Mideast: Mogherini discusses Gaza and Libya with Palestinian and Qatari ministers
The crises in Gaza and Libya were the focus of bilateral meetings that Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini held today in Bogotà with Palestinian foreign minister Riad al Malki and Qatari foreign minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah. During the meetings, which took place in the margins of the ceremony for the inauguration of Colombian […]
Read moreIraq: Pistelli in Erbil, thousands of Christians fleeing; approx. 1.5m refugees and displaced
“Politics measures time in months and weeks, but the communities of the Nineveh Plain in northern Iraq are measuring it in days and hours”, asserted Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who is on a visit to Iraq. “We are obliged by Erbil and the areas that have generously taken in fleeing Christians, to demand the […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli in Baghdad and Erbil after Jerusalem
Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli arrived in the Iraqi capital this morning, where he had meetings with the Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Nazar Al Khairullah, the Deputy Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Hussein Al Shahristani, representatives of the Shiite community, President of the Parliament Salim Al Jubouri and newly-elected President of the Republic Fouad […]
Read moreLebanon: Mogherini, regional stability threatened. Supporting Lebanon to preserve national unity
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini condemned the attacks against the Lebanese army in the Arsal region and expressed her condolences to the families of the numerous victims. “These attacks may have serious repercussions, not only on Lebanon’s security, but on that of the entire region”, Mogherini asserted. “We therefore renew our support for all […]
Read moreCOMITES elections: Under-Secretary Giro hails government’s act of duty
Under-Secretary Mario Giro expressed deep satisfaction for the government’s decision to call COMITES elections to be held within December. “This was an act of duty”, Giro said, “a personal commitment by Minister Mogherini to put an end to an unpleasant situation that this government inherited and has now resolved”. The elections will be held by […]
Read more“Venezuela remains a priority”: Under-Secretary Giro meets Italian community in Caracas and Maracay
On his third visit to Venezuela in the past nine months, Under-Secretary Giro met with Italian nationals in the cities of Caracas and Maracay. The large Italian community in that country – nearly 1.5 million – is a “highly significant and strongly-rooted group for which the government’s attention remains acute at this particularly delicate moment […]
Read moreM.O.: Mogherini, bene tregua umanitaria. Ora non perdere opportunità di accordo duraturo
Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha invitato le parti a rispettare la tregua concordata per Gaza. “Dopo tanti, troppi morti e una crisi umanitaria gravissima, il cessate il fuoco di 72 ore deve essere finalmente rispettato e deve essere l’occasione per negoziare un accordo duraturo tra le parti”, ha detto Mogherini da Santiago del […]
Read moreM.O.: Mogherini, bene tregua umanitaria. Ora non perdere opportunità di accordo duraturo
Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha invitato le parti a rispettare la tregua concordata per Gaza. “Dopo tanti, troppi morti e una crisi umanitaria gravissima, il cessate il fuoco di 72 ore deve essere finalmente rispettato e deve essere l’occasione per negoziare un accordo duraturo tra le parti”, ha detto Mogherini da Santiago del […]
Read moreIsrael and Iraq: Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli begins 3-day visit to the front
Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli is about to embark on a demanding 3-day trip for the purpose of carrying Italy’s message of solidarity to the planet’s “hottest” spots: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Erbil. He took off this morning from the UN base at Brindisi on board a humanitarian flight for Tel Aviv carrying 30 […]
Read moreMogherini to visit Chile and Colombia from 5 to 7 August
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mogherini will make a mission to Chile and Colombia from 5 to 7 August. She will be received in Santiago by President Michelle Bachelet, meet with foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz and speak to ECLAC, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (Spanish acronym CEPAL). Minister Mogherini will then travel to […]
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