Iraq: Mogherini hails al Abadi appointment, calls for inclusive government
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers that, following the appointment of Haider al Abadi as premier, the future of Iraq depends on the rapid formation of a national unity government. “At such a tragic moment for Iraq, the initiative of President Fouad Masum to appoint Haider al Abadi prime minister could pave the way […]
Read moreMideast: Mogherini calls for common EU initiative and FAC meeting on Iraq and Libya
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini cited the need for a common EU position on the crises in Gaza, Iraq and Libya. “It is good that every country takes action on the Gaza tragedy, as Germany, France and Great Britain have done, and as Italy has done and continues to do in meetings this week, […]
Read moreIraq: Mogherini cites need to protect Christians and Yazidi and support Kurds halting Isis
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers fundamental and urgent the mobilisation of the entire international community in the protection of Christian and Yazidi minorities in northern Iraq. “We must protect Iraqi civilians and, in particular, the Christians and Yazidi being persecuted by ISIS”, she said, “and support the Kurdish Peshmerga militias in halting the […]
Read moreMogherini in Chile and Colombia – Strengthening ties between Italy and Latin America
Further strengthening the already solid ties between Italy and Latin America was the main objective of foreign minister Federica Mogherini’s visit to Chile and Colombia, which concluded with her attendance at the inauguration of new Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. It is in this spirit that the annual Italy-Latin America Conference will be held in […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Mario Giro hails definitive accord on Panama Canal
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro expressed his satisfaction with the accord signed by the Panama Canal authorities and the Grupo Unido por el Canal consortium, in which Salini Impregilo has a 40% share. The accord sanctions the contents of a memorandum of understanding signed in March 2014, and provides for completion of the Canal’s […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini, Italian re-entry operation complete. Thanks to Buccino and all institutions
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini thanked all the institutions that collaborated on the repatriation of the Italians from Libya. “The arrival in Pisa of the last Air Force flight completes a complex operation that was made possible by the contribution not only of our embassy and the foreign ministry’s Crisis Unit, but also of […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Mario Giro at the commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy
As it has since 2001, when 8 August was declared the “National Day Commemorating Italian Workers around the World”, at 8:10 on that same date this year too – the hour of the tragic event – the “Maria mater orphanorum” bell will toll 262 times for the opening of the ceremony for the commemoration of […]
Read moreMideast: 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 […]
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