Italy-Japan Business Group: Archi in Tokyo for 25th General Assembly
Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi has visited Japan for the 25th General Assembly of the Italy-Japan Business Group (IJBG) in Tokyo. The IJBG is the annual forum for senior Italian and Japanese business leaders to discuss issues of mutual interest and the outlook for industrial and commercial collaboration. During his opening address, Archi commented on […]
Read moreMeeting with UNRWA Commissioner-General, Grandi
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met Filippo Grandi, the highest-ranking Italian official in the United Nations system, at the Farnesina today. Mr. Grandi has been Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since January 2010. The UN Assembly General set up the UNRWA in 1949 to […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry supports the 26th Winter Universiade in Trentino
The Foreign Ministry has decided to grant its patronage to the 26th Winter Universiade, which will be held in Trentino region from 11 to 21 December 2013. Minister Bonino is a member of the Committee of Honour. The Farnesina’s involvement was confirmed today, when the event was presented to the Foreign Press Association in Rome. […]
Read moreMinister Bonino meets UNIDO Director General, Li Yong
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met Li Yong, the newly appointed Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), at the Farnesina today, 22 October 2013. Their discussion focused on the outlook for collaboration between Italy and UNIDO and on the programme and priorities for Li Yong’s mandate. Minister Bonino reiterated Italy’s committed support […]
Read moreEUCanadaItalywelcomesagreementonCETAnegotiations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the political agreement reached by the European Commission and the Canadian Government on the content of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The political agreement crowns an intensive negotiating process that began at the Prague EU-Canada Summit in May 2009 and paves the way for the trade agreement […]
Read moreItalia-Myanmar: due settimane fitte di appuntamenti ad alto livello
Monday 21 October opens two weeks packed with high-level meetings that will underscore the dynamic relationship between Italy and Myanmar (Burma). The focus will be on investment opportunities for our companies in the Asian country. On Wednesday 23 October the Burmese Foreign Minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, will join Foreign Minister Emma Bonino to open the […]
Read moreItalia-Myanmar: due settimane fitte di appuntamenti ad alto livello
Lunedì si aprono due settimane fitte di appuntamenti ad alto livello che qualificano il dinamismo delle relazioni tra l’Italia e il Myanmar, con un focus specifico sulle opportunità di investimento per le nostre imprese nel Paese asiatico. Il 23 ottobre il Ministro degli Esteri birmano Wunna Maung Lwin è stato invitato alla Farnesina per aprire […]
Read moreMissile Technology Control Regime – conclusions of Plenary meeting welcomed by Minister Bonino
The conclusions of the Plenary Meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime were welcomed by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. “At a critical time on the global stage, with situations such as North Korea’s missile programmes and the use of chemical weapons by Syria, we have succeeded in approving a final document agreed by all participants”, […]
Read moreImmigrazione:Bonino,grazie a Slovenia per collaborazione a ‘Mare Nostrum’
Il Ministro Bonino ha espresso il proprio ringraziamento al governo sloveno per la decisione di aderire con una propria nave all’operazione Mare Nostrum . “Apprezzo molto il gesto concreto di solidarietà che la Slovenia ha voluto fare. Rappresenta un segnale importante sulla strada del coinvolgimento più’ largo possibile di Paesi Europei, per far fronte ai […]
Read moreCaso D’Alessandro: Bonino, massima attenzione su vicenda
“Continuiamo a seguire con la massima attenzione il caso D’Alessandro. Dopo il respingimento il 15 ottobre del ricorso per ottenere la scarcerazione presentato dal connazionale, lo stesso giorno alle autorità russe è stato chiesto ufficialmente – da tutto il gruppo di Paesi con connazionali arrestati – un incontro al Ministero degli Esteri per avere un […]
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