Ukraine: Mogherini meets with Klimkin
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini held a bilateral meeting this morning in Brussels with her Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Kimklin, with whom she also met two weeks ago in Kiev. Mogherini exchanged views with Klimkin on the latest developments in the crisis in eastern Ukraine following the Malaysia Airlines tragedy. She renewed her firm condemnation […]
Read moreMidEast: Mogherini speaks with Blair and Hammond
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini discussed the situation in the Middle East today with Tony Blair and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. Mogherini spoke by telephone with the Middle East Quartet envoy about his recent tour of the region. With Hammond, who is about to leave for Israel, the minister held a bilateral meeting […]
Read moreUtoya: Della Vedova says pain and shock unchanged 3 years later
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova expressed “the pain and shock that remains unchanged on the third anniversary of the massacres of Oslo and Utoya” in a letter to his Norwegian colleague Baard Glad Pedersen. “I wish to extend my hearfelt solidarity to the people and government of Norway”, Della Vedova wrote, as well […]
Read moreArgentine debt restructuring: Italy following the issue closely after the US Supreme Court ruling, says Giro
“We are following the issue of Argentina’s debt restructuring closely after the UN Supreme Court ruling of 16 June last”, stated Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro with regard to the so-called “holdouts”, i.e. creditors who rejected the bond-swap offer advanced by Buenos Aires after the 2001 crisis. “Italy has been pleased to note the […]
Read moreEU Presidency: Italian priorities presented to foreign diplomatic corps at MFA
The priorities of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union were presented to the foreign diplomatic corps at the MFA in three meetings with various regional groups. The presidency’s underlying theme – “Europe: a fresh start” – dominated the meetings in which minister Federica Mogherini, Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova and Secretary General […]
Read moreMiddle East: Mogherini meets Cavusoğlu, urges Ankara to use influence for a ceasefire
Turkey’s European integration and the Italian EU duty presidency’s priorities were the focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s meeting today in Rome with Turkish Minister for European Affairs Mevlüt Cavusoğlu. They also exchanged detailed information regarding a series of Middle East dossiers and, at bilateral level, in reference to EXPO Milano 2015 and […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini speaks with Klimkin. Italy offers to send expert to assist investigation
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini spoke by telephone today with her Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin, who updated her on efforts to access the area in which the Malaysian Airlines jet was shot down in Thursday and where an operation is under way to recover the bodies of the victims. Mogherini said Italy was willing […]
Read moreMiddle East: Mogherini cites intollerable casualty toll, urges stop to shelling
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini urged the parties to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to halt the shelling. “With each passing hour the number of dead and wounded rises as the shelling destroys homes and public buildings. We have also learned that the Um el Nasser Child Center, which the Italian Cooperation contributed to opening, has […]
Read moreMogherini and Elaraby discuss Gaza and Libya
The Middle East crisis and the situation in Libya were the main topics of discussion in Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s telephone meeting today with Arab League secretary Nabil Elaraby. Mogherini assured Italy’s support for the plan drafted by Egypt and the Arab League for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel, and she and […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini contacts Zannier. Impartial inquest to be guaranteed
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini spoke by telephone this evening with OSCE secretary-general Lamberto Zannier, who informed her on OSCE observers’ access to the site near the Ukraine-Russian border where a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down yesterday evening. “The separatists must ensure access to the area, and a rigorous and impartial inquest leading […]
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