Syria: Bonino satisfied with UN Chemical Weapons Resolution
“I am very satisfied with the UN Security Council’s adoption on 27 September 2013 of a resolution on Syria calling for the complete destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. Now Damascus will have to assure the UN and OPCW inspectors immediate and unconditional access to the sites”, commented Minister Emma Bonino in the margins of a […]
Read moreGreenpeace activist D’Alessandro: Minister Bonino in constant contact with Embassy in Moscow
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino is in constant contact with the Italian Embassy in Moscow and our Consulate General in St. Petersburg to find a solution to the situation of Cristian D’Alessandro – a Greenpeace activist currently held in Murmansk and accused of piracy. Acting on Minister Bonino’s instructions, the diplomatic-consular offices in Russia are providing […]
Read moreVicenda attivista Greenpeace D’Alessandro: Ministro in continuo contatto con Ambasciata a Mosca
Il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino e’ in continuo contatto con l’Ambasciata a Mosca e il Consolato Generale a San Pietroburgo per individuare una soluzione alla vicenda del Signor Cristian D’Alessandro – attivista di Greenpeace attualmente in stato di fermo a Murmansk con l’accusa di pirateria. Su istruzioni della Titolare della Farnesina, gli Uffici diplomatico-consolari […]
Read moreVicenda attivista Greenpeace D’Alessandro: Ministro in continuo contatto con Ambasciata a Mosca
Il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino e’ in continuo contatto con l’Ambasciata a Mosca e il Consolato Generale a San Pietroburgo per individuare una soluzione alla vicenda del Signor Cristian D’Alessandro – attivista di Greenpeace attualmente in stato di fermo a Murmansk con l’accusa di pirateria. Su istruzioni della Titolare della Farnesina, gli Uffici diplomatico-consolari […]
Read moreVisita del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù a Washington D.C.
Il Vice Ministro Marta Dassù si reca in questi giorni a Washington D.C. per incontrare il Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, con cui discuterà i principali temi di politica internazionale, tra cui l’evolversi della crisi siriana e la situazione in Egitto. La visita offrirà anche l’occasione per approfondire il tema dei negoziati per […]
Read moreVisita del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù a Washington D.C.
Il Vice Ministro Marta Dassù si reca in questi giorni a Washington D.C. per incontrare il Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, con cui discuterà i principali temi di politica internazionale, tra cui l’evolversi della crisi siriana e la situazione in Egitto. La visita offrirà anche l’occasione per approfondire il tema dei negoziati per […]
Read moreDassù meets OPAC Director General, Ahmet Üzümcü
Deputy Minister Marta Dassù has received the Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü. The meeting took place at the Farnesina today, just a few hours after agreement was reached in New York on the text of the resolution on dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Topics for discussion […]
Read moreApproval of motion against gender-based violence in armed conflict. A signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment, says Bonino
“Today’s unanimous approval in the Senate of the motion on the elimination of gender-based violence in armed conflict is a signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment in the campaign against rape as a weapon of war”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment from the United Nations in New York, where she is engaged, alongside Prime […]
Read moreUN: Minister Bonino chairs IGAD Partners Forum meeting
With her Ethiopian colleague Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino chaired the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum which took place today in New York in the margins of the 68th session of the General Assembly. The initiative fits into the framework of Italy’s traditionally strong political focus on stability and security in […]
Read moreRatification of Arms Trade Treaty a welcome step, says Bonino
“I am delighted to hear of today’s ratification of the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a step that is particularly significant since our Parliament’s approval comes during General Assembly week”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, in New York with Prime Minister Letta to represent Italy at the United Nations. “This result […]
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